British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88 [View all]

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British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ has died at 88

The Associated Press
November 29, 2025, 1:38 PM


FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of "Anna Karenina," in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)(AP/Sang Tan)

LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88.

In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family. ... “He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language,” they said. “It was an honor to work with Tom and to know him.”

The Czech-born Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation and was garlanded with honors, including a shelf full of theater awards. ... Tributes flowed in after news of his death, including from Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones who described Stoppard as his favorite playwright. ... “He leaves us with a majestic body of intellectual and amusing work,” he said on X alongside three photos.

Theaters in London’s West End will dim their lights for two minutes at 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday in recognition of Stoppard.

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