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Tom Stoppard was born in Zlín, Zlín Region, Czech Republic on July 3, 1937. Public records list Tom Stoppard as a playwright, screenwriter and journalist. Listed accolades include Laurence Olivier Awards, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1978), PEN Pinter Prize (2013) and 5 more.
My Take
Tom Stoppard was, for my money, the most dazzling wordsmith the modern stage has produced. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead announced him as a once-in-a-generation talent, and plays like Arcadia and The Real Thing only deepened my awe at how he fused intellectual fireworks with real emotional ache. He won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, but it's his theatre that I treasure, dense with ideas about love, time, art, and freedom. Born Tomas Straussler and shaped by exile, he brought a refugee's hard-won perspective to everything. He passed away in late 2025, and the world of letters lost one of its sharpest minds.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Stoppard
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・ストッパード
- Reading
- とむ・すとっぱーど
- Born
- July 3, 1937
- Origin
- Zlín, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
- Occupation
- playwright / screenwriter / journalist / film director / translator
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Ox
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- 1978 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2013 PEN Pinter Prize
- 2013 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
- 1999 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
- 2009 Praemium Imperiale
- 1999 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- 2008 Dan David Prize
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tom Stoppard born?
Born July 3, 1937.
Where was Tom Stoppard from?
Tom Stoppard was from Zlín, Zlín Region, Czech Republic.
What did Tom Stoppard do?
Tom Stoppard worked as playwright, screenwriter, journalist, film director, translator.
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