Tom Stoppard, the playwright and Oscar-winning ‘Shakespeare in Love‘ screenwriter, has died on the age of 88. Stoppard, who wrote for radio, movie, theatre and tv, was referred to as probably the most internationally carried out dramatists of his technology. He was knighted for his contribution to theatre by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. Away from his profitable profession, Tom additionally had a exceptional private life and household historical past.
Born as Tomáš Sträussler in Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), he was the son of non-observant Jews. The Sträussler household fled to Singapore within the late Nineteen Thirties.
After the Japanese invasion of Singapore, Tom’s father stayed on and was tragically killed, however Stoppard’s mom and her two sons went to India to flee. There, she married a British officer, Kenneth Stoppard, in 1946.
Shortly after, Tom and his household moved to England. Now, assuming the identify Tom Stoppard after his stepfather, he started his profession as a playwright in 1960 after transferring to London.
Tom’s household historical past additionally has a devastating story, as he came upon that after his mom died in 1996, Stoppard found that every one 4 of his grandparents had been Jewish. Moreover, that they had all misplaced their lives in Terezin, Auschwitz, and different focus camps, together with three of his mom’s sisters.
He returned to Zlín in 1998 following the loss of life of his dad and mom, and expressed his grief for his lacking previous and his late father.
Concerning his romantic relationships, Tom was married 3 times throughout his life. His first marriage was to a nurse known as Josie Ingle, which lasted seven years.
His second marriage was to Miriam Stern, which resulted in 1992 after twenty years. He has two sons from every of his first two marriages: Oliver Stoppard, Barnaby Stoppard, Ed Stoppard, and Will Stoppard. In 2014, he married the tv producer Sabrina Guinness.
An announcement from United Brokers mentioned: “We’re deeply saddened to announce that our beloved shopper and pal, Tom Stoppard, has died peacefully at dwelling in Dorset, surrounded by his household. He can be remembered for his works, for his or her brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language. It was an honour to work with Tom and to know him.”
