Mark Rylance pays tribute to wife Claire van Kampen, who has died aged 71
nme.comOscar winner Mark Rylance paid tribute to his wife, Claire van Kampen, after she passed away on January 18 following a cancer diagnosis.
She was 71.In a statement to People Magazine, Rylance and his daughter Juliet van Kampen confirmed: “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”.It continued: “Claire has died of cancer on Mark Rylance’s 65th Birthday.
Her youngest daughter having died in 2012, she leaves her eldest daughter, Juliet Rylance, her two husbands, and countless beloved friends in England and America”.
The statement concluded: “We thank her for imbuing our lives with her magic, music, laughter, and love”.Born in London, van Kampen forged a career as a successful theatre director, composer, and playwright.
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