What is Tom Stoppard?
'''Sir Tom Stoppard''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OM|CBE|FRSL|HonFBA}} (born '''Tomáš Sträussler'''; 3 July 1937) is an [[England|English]] playwright. He was born in [[Czechoslovakia]]. He is one of the most famous contemporary [[playwright]]s working in [[English language|English]]. One of his most famous plays is called ''Rosencratz and Guilderstern are Dead'', and is based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Hamlet]]. He also wrote the [[screenplay]] for the movie ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' with Marc Norman, winning an [[Academy Award]] for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplays for Brazil, ''[[Anna Karenina]]'' and ''[[Empire of the Sun]]''. ==Other websites== *{{imdb name|0001779}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoppard, Tom}} [[Category:English playwrights]] [[Category:Czech people]] [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British screenwriters]] [[Category:Academy Award winning writers]] [[Category:Order of Merit]]