Tom Stoppard
Tomáš Sträussler
About the person
Career:
Writing
Date of birth:1937-07-03
Place of birth:Zlín, Czechoslovakia
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death2025-11-29
88Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink FloydSelf2023-05-157.520
- SpielbergSelf2017-10-057.6308
- Wilde SaloméSelf2013-12-206.227
- The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' RevisitedSelf2011-01-016.54
- André Previn - A Bridge between two WorldsSelf2009-03-290.00
- What Is Brazil?Self2008-04-166.617
- OscarSelf1997-10-120.00
- BukovskySelf1977-01-016.02
- OmnibusSelf1967-10-137.29
- One Pair of Eyes1967-05-067.01