British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Oscar for ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ dead at 88

By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — The award-winning British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard has died, according to his talent agency United Agents. He was 88. Stoppard, who was born in Czechoslovakia, most recently won the 2023 Tony Award for his play “Leopoldstadt.” Stoppard was perhaps best known in the US for his Oscar-winning screenplay