6.3
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 15, 1930(78)
Day of Death
April 19, 2009
Place of Birth
Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
Also Known As
Shanghai JimJames Graham Ballard
J.G. Ballard
Writing
Biography
James Graham Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Born in an international settlement in Shanghai to British parents before his family emigrated to the UK, Ballard began writing in the 1950s, becoming associated with the New Wave of science fiction with post-apocalyptic novels such as The Wind from Nowhere and The Drowned World. (Wikipedia)
Known For
Filmography
- 2015MovieHyperstitionas Self
- 2003MovieJ.G. Ballard: A Profileas Himself
- 2002MovieLondon Orbitalas Self
- 1998MovieJ.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now
- 1993TVNew Nightmaresas Himself
- 1990MovieMoving Pictures: J.G. Ballardas Self
- 1987MovieThe China Odyssey: Empire of the Sunas Self
- 1983MovieThe Unlimited Dream Companyas Self
- 1971MovieCrash!