Tom Stoppard, acclaimed British playwright and Oscar winner for "Shakespeare in Love," has died at 88. Tom Stoppard, aclamado dramaturgo británico y ganador del Oscar por "Shakespeare in Love", ha muerto a los 88 años.

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Shakespeare in Love," has died at 88. El dramaturgo británico Tom Stoppard, quien ganó un Premio de la Academia al Mejor Guión Original por "Shakespeare in Love", ha muerto a los 88 años. He passed peacefully at his home in Dorset, surrounded by family, according to his agents. Murió en paz en su casa de Dorset, rodeado de su familia, según sus agentes. A celebrated figure in modern theater, Stoppard was known for his intellectual wit, linguistic mastery, and plays like "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," "Arcadia," and "Leopoldstadt." Una figura célebre en el teatro moderno, Stoppard era conocido por su ingenio intelectual, dominio lingüístico, y obras como "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", "Arcadia" y "Leopoldstadt". Born in Czechoslovakia, he fled the Nazi occupation as a child and built a distinguished career in Britain, earning numerous awards and influencing generations of dramatists. Nacido en Checoslovaquia, huyó de la ocupación nazi cuando era niño y construyó una distinguida carrera en Gran Bretaña, obteniendo numerosos premios e influyendo en generaciones de dramaturgos.