Tom Stoppard dies; wrote brain-teasing plays and movies including ‘Brazil,’ ‘Coast of Utopia,’ ‘The Real Thing’

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FILE – In this Sept. 4, 2012 file photo, British playwright Tom Stoppard poses as he arrives for the world premiere of “Anna Karenina,” in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

The Czech-born Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation.

Originally published at Associated Press