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J.G. Ballard
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Life & Death

Died aged 78
Also known asShanghai Jim, James Graham BallardGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn15/11/1930Born inShanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]Died19/04/2009 (aged 78)Died inLondonCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ140201 ↗Buried atKensal Green CemeteryTMDb#13547 ↗

James Graham Ballard 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. Ballard first became associated with New Wave science fiction for post-apocalyptic novels such as The Drowned World (1962).

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Filmography10 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2015HyperstitionMovieSelf85
2003J.G. Ballard: A ProfileMovieHimself73
2002London OrbitalMovieSelf72
1998J.G. Ballard: The Future Is NowMovie—68
1993New NightmaresSeriesHimself63
1990Moving Pictures: J.G. BallardMovieSelf60
1987The China Odyssey: Empire of the SunMovieSelf57
1983The Unlimited Dream CompanyMovieSelf53
1978The South Bank ShowSeries—48
1971Crash!Movie—41