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, per The Guardian. 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,

British theatre director and composer Claire van Kampen has died aged 71, her husband actor Sir Mark Rylance has confirmed.

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

British theatre director and composer Claire van Kampen has died, her oscar-winning actor husband Sir Mark Rylance has said.

Director, who died in German town of Kassel on Saturday morning, had been diagnosed with cancer

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,