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Mirielle Cervenka. Actress. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Mirielle Cervenka was born on 26 August 1953 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Ecstatic Stigmatic (1980). She was married to Gordon Stevenson. She died on 12 April 1980 in Hollywood, California, USA. Born August 26, 1953. Died April 12, 1980 (26)
- Actress
- August 26, 1953
- Mirielle Cervenka
- April 12, 1980
A Personal Tragedy Transformed into Art. “Come Back to Me” is from X’s third album, Under the Big Black Sun, released in 1982. Written by Exene Cervenka, the song is a deeply personal tribute to her sister, who tragically lost her life in a car accident caused by a drunk driver while she was on her way to one of X’s shows.
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Cervenka was married to John Doe from 1980 to 1985. She met her second husband Viggo Mortensen in 1986 on the set of the comedy Salvation!, a parody of televangelism. Mortensen played her husband Jerome. They married on July 8, 1987. On January 28, 1988, Cervenka gave birth to a son, Henry Blake Mortensen.
Songfacts®: X frontwoman Exene Cervenka's older sister, Mirielle, was killed in a hit-and-run car accident on April 12, 1980 at age 26. Mirielle, an actress, was in Los Angeles at the time, set to premiere a film she starred in called Ecstatic Stigmatic, directed by her husband, Gordon Stevenson. Exene's bandmate/husband John Doe wrote this ...
Jan 28, 2021 · Classic Rock. The improbable story of X, LA’s greatest cult band. By Kevin Murphy. ( Classic Rock ) published 28 January 2021. Picking up where their heroes The Doors left off, roots-punk firebrands X documented California’s dark underbelly in the late 70s. X in 1980: (L-R) Billy Zoom, DJ Bonebrake, Exene Cervenka and John Doe(Image credit ...
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Sep 5, 2017 · John Doe, Exene Cervenka and the rest of the pioneering L.A. punk band X look back on their still-thriving 40-year career. ... and lyrics about the death of Cervenka’s sister, Mirielle, ...
While still fast and loud, with raw punk guitars, the album displayed evolving country leanings. The album was influenced by the death of Cervenka's elder sister Mirielle in a 1980 car accident. Three songs on the album ("Riding with Mary", "Come Back to Me" and the title track) all directly relate to the tragedy.
