Tom Stoppard
Czech-English playwright (1937-2025) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 88
Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter. He wrote for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covered the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical bases of society.
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Henry James Influenced Tom
Bob Weinstein Produced Shakespeare in Love and Tulip Fever
Tim Roth Tom directed Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Ian Richardson Tom directed Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Donald Sumpter Tom directed Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Sean Connery Tom wrote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Gary Oldman Tom directed Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Mick Jagger Produced Enigma (2001)
Judi Dench Tom wrote Tulip Fever (2018)
Terry Gilliam Directed Brazil (1985)
Alicia Vikander Tom wrote Tulip Fever (2018)
Nikita Mikhalkov Produced The Russia House (1990)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Directed Despair (1978)
Harvey Weinstein Produced Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Rupert Everett Tom wrote Shakespeare in Love and Parade's End
Matthew Macfadyen Tom wrote Enigma (2002)
Julian Glover Tom wrote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
John Madden Directed Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Martin Clunes Also in The Russia House and Shakespeare in Love
Jon Avnet Produced Poodle Springs (1998)
Justin Chadwick Directed Tulip Fever (2017)
Michael Lindsay-Hogg Directed Professional Foul (1977)- John Woodvine Also in Squaring the Circle (1984)
Paul Maslansky Produced The Russia House (1990)
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Stoppard, a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation and was critically compared with William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre in 1997 and awarded the Order of Merit in 2000.
