He settled with his family in Britain after the war, in 1946, having spent the previous three years (1943–1946) in a boarding school in Darjeeling in the Indian Himalayas. Stoppard was knighted for his contribution to theatre by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.īorn in Czechoslovakia, Stoppard left as a child refugee, fleeing imminent Nazi occupation. Stoppard has been a playwright of the National Theatre and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and political freedom, often delving into the deeper philosophical thematics of society. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. Sir Tom Stoppard OM CBE FRSL HonFBA (born Tomáš Sträussler, 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter.
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