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Oscar-winning UK playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88

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British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay of the 1998 film "Shakespeare In Love", has died at the age of 88, United Agents announced on Saturday.

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for screenplay for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ has died (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation, and he received a range of honors and awards.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Oscar for ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ dead at 88 (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The award-winning British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died, according to his talent agency United Agents. He was 88. Stoppard, who was born in Czechoslovakia, was perhaps best known in the US for his Oscar-winning screenplay for the 1998 film “Shakespeare…

  4. NPR

    Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88 (opens NPR)

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    The Czech-born British playwright is known for Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. Stoppard also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love.

  5. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Oscar-winning UK playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88 (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay of the 1998 film "Shakespeare In Love", has died at the age of 88, United Agents announced on Saturday.

  6. KOB 4

    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88 (opens KOB 4)

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    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family.

  7. WHEC Rochester

    Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88 (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family.

  8. WMUR

    Academy Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has died (opens WMUR)

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    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88.

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    Tom Stoppard, Cerebral Storyteller for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Tom Stoppard, the British playwright and screenwriter on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Leopoldstadt and Shakespeare in Love, has died at 88.

  10. NBC News

    Tom Stoppard, playwright of Oscar-winning 'Shakespeare in Love,' dies at 88 (opens NBC News)

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    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died.

  11. Deadline

    Tom Stoppard Dies: 'Shakespeare in Love' Screenwriter Was 88 (opens Deadline)

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    Tom Stoppard, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'Shakespeare in Love' and 5x Tony-winning playwright, has died. He was 88.

  12. WTOP Washington DC

    Playwright Tom Stoppard who won Academy Award for screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love” has died (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Playwright Tom Stoppard, a giant of modern theater and Oscar-winning screenwriter, dies (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    British playwright Tom Stoppard, a major figure of contemporary theater who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s 'Shakespeare in Love,' has died.

  14. KEYT Santa Barbara

    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Oscar for ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ dead at 88 | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The award-winning British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died, according to his talent agency United

  15. Washington Examiner

    British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for Shakespeare In Love, has died at 88 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    In a statement Saturday, United Agents said Stoppard died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southern England, surrounded by his family.

  16. The Guardian

    Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 (opens The Guardian)

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    A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter

  17. Deutsche Welle

    British playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Writers, performers and cultural institutions are paying tribute to Oscar-winning playwright Tom Stoppard, whose celebrated plays, screenwriting achievements and artistic innovation reshaped modern drama.

  18. Variety

    Tom Stoppard, Playwright and Oscar-Winning ‘Shakespeare in Love’ Screenwriter, Dies at 88 (opens Variety)

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    Playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, a four-time Tony winner and an Oscar winner for his script to 'Shakespeare in Love,' has died. He was 88.

  19. Newsweek

    Tom Stoppard, award-winning playwright, dies at 88 (opens Newsweek)

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    The British playwright was widely regarded as one of the greatest dramatists of his generation.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Tom Stoppard, celebrated British playwright, dies aged 88 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Stoppard’s writing, often philosophical or scientific but consistently funny, gave rise to the term Stoppardian.

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  22. NBC Los Angeles

    British playwright Tom Stoppard has died at 88 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Stoppard died "peacefully" at his home in southern England, according to a statement from United Agents on Saturday.

  23. Rolling Stone

    Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright and Screenwriter, Dead at 88 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Tom Stoppard, the Academy and Tony Award-winning British playwright and screenwriter, has died at the age of 88.

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Playwright Stoppard dies at 88 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    LONDON -- British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare in Love," has died. He was 88.

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