Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced.
Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, "died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family".
King Charles III and Queen Camilla said they were "deeply saddened" by the death of "one of our greatest writers".
"A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring his audiences, borne from his own personal history," they said in a statement.
