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Tom Stoppard

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Tom Stoppard

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 3, 1937 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Zlín, Czechoslovakia

Biography

Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL Hon FBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937 — 29 November 2025) was a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. Stoppard had been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England on 29 November 2025 at the age of 88. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Stoppard, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting
2023Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink FloydSelf
2021Tom Stoppard: A Charmed LifeHimself
2017SpielbergSelf
2013Wilde SaloméSelf
2011The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' RevisitedSelf
2009André Previn - A Bridge between two WorldsSelf
2008What Is Brazil?Self
1997OscarSelf
1979Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1977BukovskySelf
1967OmnibusSelf
1967One Pair of Eyes
1964In-Side-Out
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
Directing
2015National Theatre Live: The Hard ProblemDirector
1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadDirector
Writing
2022National Theatre Live: LeopoldstadtWriter
2020A Separate PeaceWriter
2018ArcadiaWriter
2017National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadTheatre Play
2017Tulip FeverScreenplay
2015National Theatre Live: The Hard ProblemTheatre Play
2012Anna KareninaScreenplay
2012Parade's EndWriter
2005The Merchant of VeniceWriter
2001EnigmaScreenplay
2001The Invention of LoveWriter
1998Poodle SpringsScreenplay
1998Shakespeare in LoveWriter
1995The Fifteen Minute HamletAuthor
1991Billy BathgateScreenplay
1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadWriter
1991Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadTheatre Play
1990The Russia HouseScreenplay
1990Largo DesolatoWriter
1989The Dog It Was That DiedWriter
1987Empire of the SunScreenplay
1985BrazilScreenplay
1984Squaring the CircleWriter
1983On the RazzleWriter
1979The Human FactorScreenplay
1979Every Good Boy Deserves FavourWriter
1978DespairScreenplay
1977Professional FoulWriter
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekWriter
1976TravestiesWriter
1975The Romantic EnglishwomanWriter
1975Three Men in a BoatScreenplay
1975The BoundaryWriter
1974PlayhouseTheatre Play
1968Neutral GroundWriter
1967Another Moon Called EarthWriter
1967ITV PlayhouseWriter
-A Christmas CarolScreenplay