Claire van Kampen, a theater director, composer and wife of actor Mark Rylance, died Saturday morning. She was 71. Van Kampen died in Kassel, Germany, “surrounded by her family” following a battle with cancer, Rylance and her daughter Juliet shared in a statement. Saturday was also her husband’s 65th birthday.

Claire van Kampen, a composer of music for plays and television dramas, as well as a director, writer and frequent collaborator of her Oscar-winning husband Mark Rylance, died Saturday morning at age 71,

Claire van Kampen, who was married to actor Sir Mark Rylance, has died at the age of 71. The director, who worked in the entertainment industry for decades, passed away on the birthday of her husband

Claire Louise van Kampen, Lady Rylance, has died this morning, Saturday the 18th of January at 11:47, in the ancient town of Kassel, Germany, surrounded by her family. Learn more about her life and legacy.

Claire van Kampen, a playwright and director who composed music for TV and theater and the wife of Mark Rylance, has died, her family said in a statement Saturday. She was 71. Van Kampen, also a concert pianist and theater director,

British theatre director and composer Claire van Kampen has died aged 71, her husband actor Sir Mark Rylance has confirmed. Van Kampen, who was the first female musical director at both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre,

Director Claire van Kampen has died aged 71 after being diagnosed with cancer, passing away on the 65th birthday of her husband Sir Mark Rylance. Van Kampen died on Saturday morning in the German town of Kassel,