Literature · 1930–2009
J. G. Ballard — Age & Birthday
Born: 15 November 1930 · Died: 19 April 2009 · Age at death: 78
How old was J. G. Ballard when he died?
J. G. Ballard died aged 78. He was born on 15 November 1930 and died on 19 April 2009.
British author of Empire of the Sun and experimental science fiction
Did you know?His childhood experiences living in a Japanese internment camp in China during the Second World War heavily influenced his most famous literary work.
James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist and short-story writer, satirist and essayist known for psychologically provocative works of fiction that explore the relations between human psychology, technology, sex and mass media.
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- Age at death
- 78
- Would be
- 95
- Years since death
- 17
- Born
- November 15, 1930 · Shanghai, Republic of China
- Died
- April 19, 2009
- Cause of death
- Prostate cancer
- Nationality
- British
- Known for
- Literature
Family
- Child
- Bea Ballard
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