The playwright, who learned about his Jewish heritage late in life, addressed it in the Tony Award-winning drama “Leopoldstadt.” ...

Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, has passed away at the age of 88 at his home in Dorset, UK.

When it comes to the world of comic invention and linguistic pyrotechnics, few dramatists of the 20th century could match the scope and sustained success of British writer Tom Stoppard, who has died ...

Tom Stoppard, the Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter who won an Academy Award for "Shakespeare in Love" has died. He was 88. His dazzling command of language earned him a record five Tony ...

Tom Stoppard dies at 88, prompting a global return to his famous plays as questions over his undisclosed cause of death continue to grow.

One of the great playwrights of his time, Tom Stoppard will be remembered as a staunch advocate of free speech.

Stoppard, who died Nov. 29, wrote Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Real Thing, and the screenplays for Empire of the Sun and Shakespeare in Love. Originally broadcast in 1991.

British playwright Tom Stoppard has died at age 88 peacefully at his home in Dorset, England, his agents confirmed.

Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

Tom Stoppard: he had the gift of dramatising complex ideas in a way which flattered audiences by making them feel they had understood something profound - AFP/FRANCOIS GUILLOT Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, ...

The award-winning British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died, according to his talent agency United Agents. He was 88.

LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, ...