Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay Shakespeare In Love, has died aged 88.
He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, United Agents said.
A statement from his agency said: ‘We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved client and friend, Tom Stoppard, has died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family.
‘He will be remembered for his works, for their 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.’
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Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who won an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, has ‘died peacefully at home’, United Agents said in a statement
He died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, United Agents said. Stoppard is pictured in 1981
