1933–2004
Susan Sontag
American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
71years old at death
26,279days lived
54%of the people on this site died younger
Susan Sontag was born on 16 January 1933 and died on 28 December 2004, aged 71 years and 347 days. That is 26,279 days in all.
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