The wife of actor Sir Mark Rylance died after being diagnosed with cancer, a family statement confirms. -
Claire van Kampen, theatre director and composer, dies aged 71
Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer. The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has ...The Guardian - 5h -
Acting legend Joan Plowright dies at 95: Oscar nominee whose first love remained theatre
One of the UK's finest stage actresses, she later appeared in films including Tea with Mussolini.BBC News - 1d -
Joan Plowright, British stage actor and wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
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Famed director David Lynch dies at 78
David Lynch, one of the most influential directors of our time who gained fame for such films as "Mulholland Drive" and "Eraserhead" and the television series "Twin Peaks," has died at age 78. NBC ...NBC News - 2d -
Gus Williams dies at 71: Two-time NBA All-Star led SuperSonics to their only championship in 1979
Williams spent 11 years in the NBACBS Sports - 2d -
David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead. David Lynch: the great American ...The Guardian - 2d -
Mark Rylance joins criticism of police ban on pro-Palestine march in London
Protesters planned to gather outside BBC HQ, which is near a synagogue, on the Jewish holy day. Mark Rylance, the star of the BBC’s Wolf Hall, has joined the singer Charlotte Church and actor ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Robert Laemmle, longtime head of local art-house chain Laemmle Theatres, dies at 89
Robert Laemmle, who took over from his father, co-founder Max Laemmle, would eventually hand over the beloved local art-house chain to his son Greg.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 10 -
'Masterful' novelist David Lodge dies aged 89
Lodge was twice nominated for the Booker Prize in the 1980s for comic novels Small World and Nice Work.BBC News - Jan. 3
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