Susan Sontag Writer activist
Susan Sontag is a 71 years old Writer activist from New York City, New York. Susan Sontag was born on January 16, 1933 (died on December 28, 2004, she was 71 years old) in New York City, New York as Susan Rosenblatt. Her nickname was The Dark Lady of American Letters.
About
Birth name of Susan Sontag is Susan Rosenblatt
No, she died on 12/28/2004, 19 years ago. She was 71 years old when she died. Cause of death: leukemia. She died in New York City and buried in Montparnasse Cemetery .
Family
Husband
Philip Rieff, American sociologist
She married with Philip Rieff (83), in 1950. Susan Sontag was 16 and Philip Rieff was 27 years old. After 9 years, they break up in 1959.
Child
She had one child, David (72, American writer) . When her first child, David Rieff, was born, Susan Sontag was 19 years old.
Works
Susan Sontag Movies (14)
There are 14 movies of Susan Sontag.
Her first feature film was Zelig (1983, as Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews). She was 50 when she starred in this movie. Since 1983, she has appeared in 14 feature films. The last one is Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box (1991). In this movie, she played the character Herself .
View all Susan Sontag movies.
Susan Sontag movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films she starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews | Zelig (1983) | 50 |
| Regarding Susan Sontag (2014) | 81 | |
| Director | Duet for Cannibals (1969) | 36 |
| Writer | Duet for Cannibals (1969) | 36 |
| Herself | Galaxie (1966) | 33 |
| Writer | Promised Lands (1974) | 40 |
| Promised Lands (1974) | 40 | |
| Director | Promised Lands (1974) | 40 |
| The Great Magician (2006) | 73 | |
| Herself | Improper Conduct (1984) | 51 |
| Herself | Screen Test #1 (1965) | 32 |
| Herself | Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) | 32 |
| Director | Brother Carl (1971) | 38 |
| Herself | Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box (1991) | 58 |
Awards (10)
Awarded Harvard Centennial Medal , awarded Peace Prize of the German Publishers' Association in 2002 , awarded National Book Award , awarded Jerusalem Prize in 2000 , awarded George Polk Award in 1964 ,
Education
She graduated from University Of Paris (1896-1968), University Of Chicago, Harvard University, University Of California, Berkeley and University Of Oxford
What was Susan's zodiac sign?Susan Sontag zodiac sign was capricorn.
Other facts about Susan Sontag
| Alias | The Dark Lady of American Letters |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Susan Rosenblatt |
| Child | David Rieff |
| DeathCause | Myelodysplastic syndrome |
| Place of death | New York City |
| Spouse | Philip Rieff |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Notable work | On Photography |
| Name in native language | Susan Sontag |
| Genre | Novel |
| Unmarried partner | Nicole Stéphane |
| Cause of death | Leukemia |
| NLR ID (Romania) | RUNLRAUTH7753711 |
| Work period (start) | 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC199625960 |
| Writing language | English |
| Swedish Royal Theater Archive | Person/909 |
| Field of work | English Literature |
| Member of | PEN America |
| Regensburg Classification | HU 8500 |
| For work | AIDS And Its Metaphors , nominated for: Lambda Literary Award |
| Official website | Susan Sontag official website , language of work or name: English |
| Place of burial | Montparnasse Cemetery , burial plot reference: 2 |
| Date of death | 2004-12-28T00:00:00Z |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Libris-URI | Wt79cjff4d0ww8c |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tombe%20de%20Susan%20Sontag%20au%20Cimeti%C3%A8re%20du%20Montparnasse.jpg |
| Given name | Susan |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | Art+Feminism |
| Sexual orientation | Bisexuality |
| Family name | Sontag. Show people with the surname Sontag |
| Employer | Sarah Lawrence College |
| CLARA-ID | 9073 |
| Has works in the collection | National Gallery Of Art |
