Sir Tom Stoppard dead at 88: Legendary playwright won 5 Tony Awards and an Oscar

Legendary playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has died at 88.

The five-time Tony winner, most famous for his groundbreaking 1966 play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset, England, United Agents said in a statement.

“He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language,” the statement read.

A cause of death was not disclosed.

Stoppard, born Tomáš Sträussler, is also known for “Travesties” (1976), “The Real Thing” (1984), “The Coast of Utopia” (2007) and “Leopoldstadt” (2023), all of which won Tony Awards for Best Play.

He additionally won an Academy Award for co-writing Gwyneth Paltrow’s 1999 hit film “Shakespeare In Love.”

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