Tom Stoppard

    Known For

    Writing

    Birthday

    July 3, 1937

    Day of Death

    November 29, 2025 (88 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Zlín, Czechoslovakia

    Tom Stoppard

    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

    • Brazil

      Brazil

      1985

    • Shakespeare in Love

      Shakespeare in Love

      1998

    • Anna Karenina

      Anna Karenina

      2012

    • Empire of the Sun

      Empire of the Sun

      1987

    • Tulip Fever

      Tulip Fever

      2017

    • Enigma

      Enigma

      2001

    • The Russia House

      The Russia House

      1990

    • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

      Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

      1991

    • Billy Bathgate

      Billy Bathgate

      1991

    • Parade's End

      Parade's End

      2012

    • Despair

      Despair

      1978

    • The Romantic Englishwoman

      The Romantic Englishwoman

      1975

    • The Human Factor

      The Human Factor

      1979

    • Poodle Springs

      Poodle Springs

      1998

    • Three Men in a Boat

      Three Men in a Boat

      1975