Tom Stoppard

Another surprising friend of John Williams

Tom Stoppard died today, at the age of 88. The famous playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) became friendly with John Williams through two sources: André Previn, and Steven Spielberg.

Stoppard was possibly Previn’s closest friend (according to Anne-Sophie Mutter, the conductor’s ex-wife), and John last saw Stoppard at a memorial service for …