Quick Facts

• NAME: J.G. Ballard
• OCCUPATION: Author
• BIRTH DATE: November 15, 1930
• DEATH DATE: April 19, 2009
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Shanghai International Settlement, China
• PLACE OF DEATH: London, England
• AKA: J.G. Ballard

Best Known For

J.G. Ballard was an English novelist and a key figure in the New Wave movement in science fiction. He wrote Empire of the Sun and Crash.