Mark Weil

Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on January 25, 1952 — died September 7, 2007 (aged 55)

Mark Weil was a Soviet and Uzbekistani theatre director of Jewish descent. Weil founded the Soviet Union’s first independent theatre, the Ilkhom theatre (Uzbek for 'inspiration') in Uzbekistan, in 1976. Weil was tragically murdered on the 7th of September 2007 by Islamic Fundamentalists.