Oscar-Winning Playwright Tom Stoppard Passes Away
Update: 2025-11-29
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Oscar-winning screenwriter and playwright Tom Stoppard, known for his work on Shakespeare in Love, passed away at 88. Born in Czechoslovakia, he fled to India during WWII after his fathers death in Japanese captivity. Stoppards plays, like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, earned him acclaim. His final play, Leopoldstadt, reflected on his familys Holocaust experiences.
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