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Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, "died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family", his agents said on Saturday.

British playwright Tom Stoppard, a major figure of contemporary theater who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ has died.

The film won seven Academy Awards, including best picture and best screenplay.

And in 1998 he shared a best screenplay Oscar for his contribution to Shakespeare in Love.

Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, "died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family".