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Tom Stoppard

playwright
Born: 7/3/1937
Birthplace: Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia

Tony Award-winning playwright known for his dazzling wordplay and clever constructions. His plays include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1966), Travesties (1974), The Real Thing (1982), and films Shakespeare in Love (1998, written with Marc Norman) and Enigma (2001).


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