LONDON: British playwright Tom Stoppard, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Shakespeare in Love and one of the most celebrated dramatists of the past six decades, has died at 88, his agency United Agents said on Saturday (Nov 29).Stoppard, who rose to prominence with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, was

British playwright Tom Stoppard, acclaimed for “Shakespeare In Love,” has died peacefully at 88, leaving a lasting legacy.

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay for the 1998 movie "Shakespeare In Love", has died at the age of 88.

The Czech-born British playwright wrote the screenplay for 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, for which he won an Academy Award.

Sir Tom received countless accolades and honours during his lengthy career, including being knighted by the late Queen for his services to literature in 1997.

Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.

In addition to his five Tony Awards, Tom Stoppard won the Oscar in in 1998 for 'Shakespeare in Love' and was nominated in 1985 for 'Brazil.'

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. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said the Czech-born Stoppard — often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation — died “peacefully”…

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

Iconic screenwriter Tom Stoppard has passed away at the age of 88. The screenwriter scooped an Oscar for his 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, starring Gqyneth Paltrow

Mick Jagger has led the tributes to the legendary playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, who has died at the age of 88.