Stoppard

American

[stop-erd] / ˈstɒp ərd /

noun

Tom Thomas Straussler, born 1937, British playwright, born in the Czech Republic.

Stoppard British

/ ˈstɒpɑːd /

noun

Sir Tom, original name Thomas Straussler born 1937, British playwright, born in Czechoslovakia: his works include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1967), Travesties (1974), Hapgood (1988), The Invention of Love (1997), and the trilogy The Coast of Utopia (2002)

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The playwright Tom Stoppard was 88 when he died on Nov. 29, but the news came as a shock nonetheless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

When I interviewed Stoppard at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater during rehearsals for his play “The Hard Problem,” he told me that he didn’t think he ever spent more than half an hour on research.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

Here Mr. Stoppard managed to impart a few slivers of his deep knowledge of literary history while exploring the universal theme of a love that cannot find expression or recompense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have led tributes to famed playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died aged 88, hailing him as "one of our greatest writers".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

Chuck Stoppard never looked away from his game.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

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