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Carl Sagan
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 62
Also known asCarl Edward Sagan, Καρλ Σέιγκαν , Καρλ Έντουαρντ Σέιγκαν , Карл Эдвард СаганGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/11/1934Born inBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied20/12/1996 (aged 62)Died inSeattleCausepneumoniaWikidataQ410 ↗Buried atLake View CemeteryTMDb#10293 ↗

Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He played an active role in the Mariner, Viking and Voyager programs. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and several popular science books, starting with The Cosmic Connection.

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Filmography22 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2027We Are Made of Star StuffMovieSelf (archive footage)93
2018The FarthestMovieSelf (archive footage)84
2014CosmosSeriesSelf (archive footage)80
2014The Real History of Science FictionSeriesHimself (archive footage)80
2014WanderersMovieVoice80
2012Owned & OperatedMovieCarl Sagan78
1997Carl Sagan: A Cosmic CelebrityMovieSelf (archive footage)63
1990The Earth Day SpecialMovieSelf56
1989A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted TurnerMovieGuest55
1988God, the Universe and Everything ElseMovieSelf54
1987Together to Mars?MovieSelf - Moderator53
1984On the 8th DayMovieSelf50
1980Cosmos: A Personal VoyageSeriesSelf - Host46
1977The Case of the Ancient AstronautsMovieSelf43
1975PBS News HourSeriesSelf - Cosmos (archive footage)41
1975Who's Out There?MovieHimself41
1974NOVASeries—40
1973In Search of Ancient AstronautsMovieHimself39
1969The Violent UniverseMovieNarrator35
1967The Phil Donahue ShowSeriesSelf33
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf28
0Pale Blue DotMovieHimself—