Tom Stoppard

He consolidated his reputation with the philosophical whodunit "Jumpers" (1972) and the Wildean historical farce "Travesties" (1974). His first feature work was co-writing (with Thomas Wiseman) Joseph Losey's "The Romantic Englishwoman" (1975), adapted from Wiseman's novel. Though he has professed a desire to write a film of his own, Stoppard utilizes his story ideas for stage plays; this initial collaboration with Wiseman set the precedent …