DanielCraigObituary

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Printed:August27,2013

FAMOUSACTORDIESWHILEFILMINGBOND24

Hollywood,LosAngelesDanielWroughtonCraig,thefamous45yearoldEnglishactorknown
forplayingtheroleofJamesBond,diedonAugust21,2013atHollywoodHills.Mr.Craigwaskilled
insideaburninghousewhilefilmingBond24,amovietobereleasedin2015.TheHollywoodCommunity
Hospitalsaysthataftertheincident,Bondwasimmediatelytransferredtotheemergencyroom.
Unfortunately,itwastoolate,becausehiseyeswerealreadyclosed.

TheactorwasbornonMarch2,1968,inChester,Cheshire,England.HegrewupnearLiverpool
andmovedtoLondonwhenhewas16yearsoldtojointheNationalYouthTheatre.Mr.Craigsparents,
AndrewandMoniqueDelacroixBondpassedawayinaclimbingaccident,abandoninghimasanorphan
attheageof11.Despiteoftheseriousemotionalscar,hewasdeterminedenoughtomoveonandsought
forstructureinhislife.Withhistoughpersonality,hegraduatedfromtheGuildhallSchoolofMusicand
DramainLondonandbeganhiscareer.Since1992,hehasbeenfilmingvariousmoviesincludingThe
GoldenCompassin2007andSkyfallin2012.Otherthanacting,healsowasagreatathlete,andenjoyed
climbing,diving,andswimming.Mr.Craigsreligiousaffiliationisunknown.

Inthetragicaccident,DanielCraigalongwithBenWhishaw,32,ofEnglandpassedaway.The
directorofBond24,SamMendes,48,ofEnglandandJudiDench,78,ofEnglandsurvivedthegreat
catastrophe.Mr.Craigissurvivedbyhisbelovedwife,RachelWeisz,whomhemarriedonJune22,2011,
18yearolddaughter,Ellaand5yearoldson,Henry.TheyarecurrentlylivinginPrimroseHillinLondon.
Healsoleftbehindhisbelovedoldersister,LeaCraig,fromLiverpool,England.

Mr.CraigconductedhisyearofseaserviceandservedasanintelligenceofficeronHMSExeter.
Mr.CraigwasaseniorofficerintheMinistryofDefence.Healsosupportedvariouscharitiesincluding
theRNLI(RoyalNationalLifeboatInstitution)andWOF(WorldwideOrphansFoundation).

ThebodieswillbetakentoafuneralhomeinLondon.Servicewillbeheldfrom6to9PM,on
September1atRollingGreenMemorialPark,WestChester.PallbearersincludeJohnSmithand
KathereenEricsonfromEngland.