Tom Stoppard

Also known as Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE, Tomáš Sträussler

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote 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 bases of society. Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.

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Tom Stoppard, born Tomáš Sträussler on 3 July 1937 in Zlín, is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and film director. He holds citizenship in Czechoslovakia and the United Kingdom and writes in English and Czech. His career began in 1964, with notable works including *Arcadia*, *Exposed*, *On the razzle*, *Parade's End*, and *Rozenḳrantz ṿe-Gildenśṭern metim*. He has been influenced by Henry James and suffers from prosopagnosia.

Stoppard is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Literature, and the Writers Guild of America West. He has received the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the PEN Pinter Prize, and the Praemium Imperiale. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, a Tony Award for Best Play, and European Film Awards. His archives are held at the Harry Ransom Center.

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Born: 3 July 1937
Died: 29 November 2025
Works: 112

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Rozenḳrantz ṿe-Gildenśṭern metim
On the razzle
Parade'S End
Arcadia
Exposed

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Zlín, Czechoslovakia

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…

Known for

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd — Self2023
Tom Stoppard: A Charmed Life — Himself2021
Spielberg — Self2017
Wilde Salomé — Self2013
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited — Self2011
André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds — Self2009
What Is Brazil? — Self2008
Oscar — Self1997
Friday Night, Saturday Morning1979
Bukovsky — Self1977

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Instance of: human
Given name: Tomáš
Gender: male
Citizenship: Czechoslovakia
Place of birth: Zlín
Place of death: Dorset
Child: Ed Stoppard
Languages spoken: Czech
Award: Tony Award for Best Play
Field of work: theatre
Genre: comedy drama
Image: Tom Stoppard.jpg

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Commons category: Tom Stoppard
date of birth: 1937-07-03
medical condition: prosopagnosia
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Play
member of: Writers Guild of America West
influenced by: Henry James
unmarried partner: Felicity Kendal
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Tom Stoppard
honorific prefix: Sir
start of work period: 1964-00-00
archives at: Harry Ransom Center
writing language: English language
birth name: Tomáš Sträussler
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end of work period: 2025-00-00
date of death: 2025-11-29
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Sir Tom Stoppard (/ˈstɒpərd/; born Tomáš Sträussler; 3 July 1937 – 29 November 2025) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote 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 bases of society. Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.

Born in Czechoslovakia, Stoppard left as a Jewish child refugee, fleeing imminent Nazi occupation. He spent three years at a boarding school in Darjeeling in the Indian Himalayas, then settled with his family in England after the war, in 1946. After being educated at schools in Nottingham and Yorkshire, Stoppard became a journalist, a drama critic and then, in 1960, a playwright.

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