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Tom Stoppard (née Tomáš Sträussler)
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Memorial Page for Tom Stoppard (née Tomáš Sträussler)

Jul 3, 1937 – Nov 29, 2025(88 years)Died in:Dorset, England

Czech–English playwright

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Emoria lights a memorial candle for Tom Stoppard's birthday.

Emoria

July 3rd, 2026

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Awards(9)

Laurence Olivier AwardsPEN Pinter PrizeLaurel Award for Screenwriting AchievementWriters Guild of America Award for Best Original ScreenplayPraemium ImperialeAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayDan David PrizeOrder of MeritFellow of the Royal Society of Literature

Spouse(3)

Jose IngleMiriam StoppardSabrina Guinness

Education(2)

Pocklington SchoolMount Hermon School, Darjeeling

Tom Stoppard (* July 3, 1937 in Zlín; † November 29, 2025 in Dorset) was a czech–English playwright. He was 88 years old. He had 3 wives. His education included Pocklington School and Mount Hermon School, Darjeeling. He received 9 awards, including Laurence Olivier Awards, PEN Pinter Prize.

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Born in Zlín, Zlín Region

1937

Married Jose Ingle

1965

until 1972

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

1972

Married Miriam Stoppard

1972

until 1992

Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

1999

Shakespeare in Love

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

1999

Shakespeare in Love

Order of Merit

2000

Dan David Prize

2008

Praemium Imperiale

2009

PEN Pinter Prize

2013

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

2013

Married Sabrina Guinness

2014

until 2025

Died in Dorset, England

2025

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Tom Stoppard (née Tomáš Sträussler). Forever remembered.