90 years old (Born on July 21, 1934)
A British director of theater and opera and an author of over a dozen non-fiction books, he also had a career as an actor, artist, television host, and physician. He is perhaps most famous for his innovative work as an opera director; his unique 1982 production of the classic opera, Rigoletto, was set in 1950s Manhattan and took on a Mafia theme.