Academy Award Winner Tom Stoppard Useless at 88

Tom Stoppard — an Oscar and Tony-winning author — has died … in line with his expertise company.

The star handed away peacefully at his dwelling in Dorset, England whereas surrounded by household, United Brokers shared on social media Saturday.

Tom’s company added that he might be remembered for his “wit, brilliance and humanity” in addition to his love for the English language. United Brokers didn’t reveal when he died or the reason for demise.

Stoppard started his skilled writing profession by writing Radio performs within the early Nineteen Fifties … earlier than ending his first play “A Stroll on the Water” — later retitled “Enter a Free Man.”

His breakout play — “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Useless” — premiered in 1966 … and landed him his first of 5 Finest Play Tony Awards. He later directed the movie model of the play, which stars Gary Oldman and Tim Roth.

Stoppard made the bounce to screenwriting within the mid-Seventies … later penning the screenplays for “Brazil,” “The Russia Home,” and “Anna Karenina” whereas additionally contributing to the scripts for “Indiana Jones and the Final Campaign” and “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.”

Together with Marc Norman, Stoppard wrote “Shakespeare in Love” … for which the 2 gained the Oscar for Finest Authentic Screenplay. He was beforehand nominated for a similar honor for “Brazil.”

Stoppard was married 3 times … to Josie Ingle from 1965 to 1972, to Miriam Stern from 1972 to 1992, and to Sabrina Guinness from 2014 till his demise. He had 4 kids — two with every of his first two wives.

Tom was 88.