British playwright, director, and screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died. He was 88 years old, reports The Guardian.
Tom Stoppard was born on July 3, 1937, under the name Tomáš Straussler, into a Jewish family in Czechoslovakia. In 1939, his parents fled the Nazis to Singapore, and from there to India to avoid Japanese occupation. After the war, the future writer ended up in Great Britain. He learned about his origins as an adult.
Stoppard is considered one of the most sought-after playwrights of the second half of the 20th century. He wrote for film, radio, theater and television, and was a playwright for the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain.
Among his most famous plays are "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," "Travesties," "Enter a Free Man," "Arcadia," "The Coast of Utopia," "Rock 'n' Roll."
He also wrote screenplays for the films: "Brazil" (directed by Terry Gilliam), "The Russia House" (Fred Schepisi), "Shakespeare in Love" (John Madden), "Anna Karenina" (Joe Wright). He also helped in the revision of the screenplays for "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," "Revenge of the Sith," and "Schindler's List."
In 1990, Stoppard filmed his play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead."
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