Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
November 15, 1930
Died
April 19, 2009 (age 78)
Place of Birth
Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
Also Known As
Shanghai Jim
James Graham Ballard
J.G. Ballard
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
2015FilmHyperstitionas Self2003FilmJ.G. Ballard: A Profileas Himself2002FilmLondon Orbitalas Self1998FilmJ.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now1993TVNew Nightmaresas Himself1990FilmMoving Pictures: J.G. Ballardas Self1987FilmThe China Odyssey: Empire of the Sunas Self1983FilmThe Unlimited Dream Companyas Self1971FilmCrash!