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Tom Stoppard, Playwright of Ideas, Dies

Appreciation: Tom Stoppard reinvigorated the comedy of ideas

A born entertainer who had no ideology to sell or bourgeois morality to promote, he gravitated to theater as the most exhilarating form of debate. What he called “the felicitous expression of ideas” mattered more to him than academic point-scoring. Language was a theatrical resource that could do more than win arguments.

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Who Was Tom Stoppard? 5 Things About the Late Playwright

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Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88

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Tom Stoppard Leaves 'Majestic Body of Intellectual Work'

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Tom Stoppard, one of Britain's best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88.

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Tom Stoppard, Playwright of Ideas, Dies at 88

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

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Tom Stoppard’s Radical Invitation

The playwright offered a kind of on-ramp to the literary canon, a way into a life of unabashed, unstoppable thinking.

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'One of our greatest writers': King leads tributes to Sir Tom Stoppard

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". "A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could,

As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite

The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.

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Tom Stoppard leaves 'majestic body' of intellectual work

Tom Stoppard, one of Britain's best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88. Below are some tributes and reactions. KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA "A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could,

Oscar-winning playwriter dies in Dorset home

AN OSCAR-WINNING playwright has died in his Dorset home. Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, has died at the age of 88.

Movies Written by Tom Stoppard to Stream

Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.