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Biographies (4)

1,185 words, approx. 4 pages
One of England's most important playwrights, Tom Stoppard (born 1937) gained a wide international audience. His two great stage successes were Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Real Thing,... Read more
12,621 words, approx. 43 pages
Biography EssayTom Stoppard, a leading figure of the British theater since the mid 1960s, ranks as a dramatist of brilliant and original comic genius. His first major success established him as a mast... Read more
9,713 words, approx. 33 pages
Tom Stoppard achieved almost overnight success in 1967 with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, which was commissioned for the National Theatre at the Old Vic, following the initial run of a shorte... Read more
19,104 words, approx. 64 pages
[This entry was updated by Anne Wright (University of Sunderland) from her entry in the Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, volume 8, pp. 366-388.]Tom Stoppard, a leading figure of the B... Read more