Director Claire van Kampen dies on husband Mark Rylance's birthday Director Claire van Kampen has died, aged 71, on the 65th birthday of her husband, Sir Mark Rylance.
Van Kampen was a concert pianist, composer, playwright, theatre director and worked in various roles at Shakespeare's Globe for around two decades.
Van Kampen was previously married to architect Christopher van Kampen, with whom she had two daughters Juliet and Nataasha.
She wrote and performed for theatre, radio, television and film soundtracks, and was the first female musical director for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.
A statement, shared on behalf of Sir Mark and her daughter Juliet, described her as "one of the funniest and (most) inspiring women we have ever known".
