Chicago Tribune

Appreciation: Why Tom Stoppard was my favorite living playwright

I have been struggling to write a tribute to Tom Stoppard, the living playwright I admired more than any other in my professional life as a theater critic. Why was he my favorite? Whereas most ...
NPR

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

"I'm not some kind of intellectual who's importing very special ideas into the unfamiliar terrain of the theater. I don't see it like that at all," he said. "There's something about the way the plays ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88

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Los Angeles Times

9 essential plays by Tom Stoppard

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tom Stoppard, frequently hailed as the greatest British playwright of this generation, had both a remarkable life ...
Time

Tom Stoppard, Hailed As Greatest Playwright of a Generation, Dies at 88

In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of "Anna Karenina," in London. Editor Tom Stoppard, often hailed as one of the greatest ...
NBC News

Tom Stoppard, playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare in Love,' dies at 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, ...
Variety

Tom Stoppard, Playwright and Oscar-Winning ‘Shakespeare in Love’ Screenwriter, Dies at 88

Playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, a four-time Tony winner for his plays “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” “Travesties,” “The Real Thing” and “The Coast of Utopia” and an Oscar winner ...
NBC New York

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for ‘Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88

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, United Agents ...
IndieWire

Tom Stoppard, Brilliant Playwright and Oscar-Winning Screenwriter, Dead at 88

In addition to his five Tony Awards for Best Play, Stoppard won the Academy Award in in 1998 for "Shakespeare in Love" and was nominated in 1985 for "Brazil." Tom Stoppard, the brilliant, beloved ...
WRAL

Playwright Tom Stoppard who won Academy Award for screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love" has died

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Tom Stoppard, Cerebral Storyteller for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88

The British playwright won acclaim for 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,' 'The Real Thing' and 'Leopoldstadt' and received an Oscar for 'Shakespeare in Love.' By Cheryl Cheng Tom Stoppard, the ...