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3+ hour, 3+ min ago (131+ words) Stoppard is an Oscar and Golden Globe winner for Shakespeare in Love, and was also nominated for an Oscar for Brazil. He is known for the films "Empire of the Sun" and "Anna Karenina. "As a director, Stoppard directed the film "Rosencrantz and... British screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died at the age of 88, United Agents literary agency said British screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died at the age of 88, United Agents literary agency said. Stoppard is an Oscar and Golden Globe winner for Shakespeare in Love, and was also nominated for an Oscar for Brazil. He is known for the films "Empire of the Sun" and "Anna Karenina. " As a director, Stoppard directed the film "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival....

3+ hour, 21+ min ago (586+ words) On a sticky August day in London 23 years ago, I walked into the Royal National Theater with glazed eyes, a heavy tread and what felt like an unconquerable weariness. I was fresh " or rather stale " off a plane from New York, and before me lay nine-plus hours of people with unpronounceable names talking about Russian history. A picture of me, unidentified, appeared in The Evening Standard the next day, sitting in the audience behind a reporter who was writing about how to survive the event in question: the marathon performance of Tom Stoppard's trilogy about the ideas behind the Russian Revolution, "The Coast of Utopia," which was officially opening that day. I looked close to dead. I should have known that would be the case, of course. The language of Stoppard " the Czech-born British dramatist who has died at 88 " has…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago (586+ words) On a sticky August day in London 23 years ago, I walked into the Royal National Theater with glazed eyes, a heavy tread and what felt like an unconquerable weariness. I was fresh " or rather stale " off a plane from New York, and before me lay nine-plus hours of people with unpronounceable names talking about Russian history. A picture of me, unidentified, appeared in The Evening Standard the next day, sitting in the audience behind a reporter who was writing about how to survive the event in question: the marathon performance of Tom Stoppard's trilogy about the ideas behind the Russian Revolution, "The Coast of Utopia," which was officially opening that day. I looked close to dead. I should have known that would be the case, of course. The language of Stoppard " the Czech-born British dramatist who has died at 88 " has…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago (668+ words) Award-winning playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has died aged 88. The writer, known for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,Arcadia and the film Shakespeare In Love, died "peacefully" at his home in Dorset "surrounded by his family", United Agents said in a statement. The statement added: "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. "It was an honour to work with Tom and to know him." Over his six-decade career, Sir Tom earned Tony and Olivier awards, as well as a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for his and Marc Norman's 1998 screenplay Shakespeare In Love, which starred Gwyneth Paltrow, Dame Judi Dench, and Joseph Fiennes. Born in Czechoslovakia, Sir Tom was forced to flee his home during the Nazi…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (918+ words) 'It was an honor to work with Tom and to know him' British playwright Tom Stoppard, 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 gongs. His brain-teasing plays ranged across Shakespeare, science, philosophy and the historic tragedies of the 20th century....

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (918+ words) 'It was an honor to work with Tom and to know him' British playwright Tom Stoppard, 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 gongs. His brain-teasing plays ranged across Shakespeare, science, philosophy and the historic tragedies of the 20th century....

3+ hour, 37+ min ago (67+ words) He was a major figure of British theatre for more than half a centuryStoppard wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, "Travesties, "Arcadia, and many other plays... British playwright Tom Stoppard has died at 88 " Sky News He was a major figure of British theatre for more than half a century Stoppard wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, "Travesties, "Arcadia, and many other plays that defined postwar theatre...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago (604+ words) LONDON " British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998s "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 gongs. His brain-teasing plays ranged across Shakespeare, science, philosophy and the historic tragedies of the 20th century. Five of them won Tony Awards for best…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago (123+ words) British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998s "Shakespeare In Love" has died. BREAKING: Tom Stoppard, playwright of Oscar-winning 'Shakespeare in Love,' dies at 88 British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998s "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."...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago (914+ words) By JILL LAWLESS | Associated Press 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 gongs. His brain-teasing plays ranged across Shakespeare, science, philosophy and the historic tragedies of the 20th century. Five of them won Tony Awards for best play: "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" in 1968; "Travesties" in 1976; "The Real Thing" in 1984; "The Coast of Utopia" in 2007; and "Leopoldstadt…...