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British Oscar-Winning Playwright Tom Stoppard Dies At Age 88

November 30, 2025 7:01 pm

British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, known for ‘Shakespeare in Love’ and award-winning stage works, dies peacefully at home in Dorset, England.

Tom Stoppard, the British playwright and screenwriter whose works spanned stage, radio, and film, has died on Saturday November 29, 2025, at the age of 88, his talent agency United Agents confirmed. Stoppard passed away peacefully at his Dorset home, surrounded by family.

Born Tomas Straussler in Zlin, in what is now the Czech Republic, Stoppard’s early life was shaped by flight from Nazi-occupied Europe. His family, of secular Jewish background, escaped first to Singapore and later to …

Top Screenwriter, Haggis Detained In Italy For Sexual Assault

June 21, 2022 3:26 pm

Paul Haggis who is an Oscar-winning Canadian screenwriter and film director has been detained under house arrest in southern Italy on charges of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury to some individuals who had reported him to the authorities.

Haggis on his part has completely denied the accusation, his lawyers said on Monday.

“Mr Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday with an emergency measure issued by the Brindisi prosecutors and is now under house arrest in Ostuni.

“He will be questioned by Thursday by a judge who will have to decide whether or not to confirm the detention,” his

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