Tom Stoppard: Quick Facts


Facts

Also Known As Tomas Straussler • Sir Tom Stoppard
Born July 3, 1937 • Zlín • Czech Republic
Died November 29, 2025 (aged 88) • Dorset • England
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2009) • Academy Award (1999)
Notable Works “A Walk on the Water” • “Arcadia” • “Enigma” • “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” • “Jumpers” • “Lord Malquist and Mr. Moon” • “Night and Day” • “Rock ’n’ Roll” • “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” • “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” • “The Coast of Utopia” • “The Hard Problem” • “The Invention of Love” • “The Real Thing” • “Travesties” • “Undiscovered Country”

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