Theater director Claire van Kampen died on Saturday, her husband Mark Rylance’s birthday.
Claire van Kampen died on her husband Mark Rylance’s birthday. PDO
English theater director Claire van Kampen has died at the age of 71, says, among other things BBC. The information is confirmed by van Kampen’s husband, an actor Mark Rylance.
Van Kampen died on Saturday, January 18 in Kassel, Germany. Rylance celebrated his 65th birthday on the same day.
Claire van Kampen reportedly had cancer. PDO
The family was present when Van Kampen died. Mark Rylance and van Kampen’s daughter Juliet van Kampen have confirmed the sad news.
Mirror according to van Kampen, he had cancer.
Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen were married for 35 years. Picture from last summer. PDO
Van Kampen had a long career as a theater director, besides which he is known as a composer, concert pianist and screenwriter. Van Kampen also collaborated with Rylance. When Rylance starred in the Royal Shakespeare Company Huhmlet play in 1989, van Kampen composed the music for it.
Rylance and Van Kampen married in 1989. Van Kampen was previously married to an architect by Chris van Kampen with, and two daughters were born from the union. One of them, Nataasha van Kampen died at the age of 28 in 2012.
Mark Rylance and Claire van Kampen shared a long career in the theater industry. PDO
Mark Rylance is one of Britain’s most respected theater actors, and has been awarded three Tonys, among others. Rylance has also been seen on the big screen. Role in the 2016 film Bridge of Spies brought Rylance a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and a Bafta.