Renown author and social activist, Susan Sontag died at the age of 71 this past Tuesday, December 28, 2004. She had suffered from various forms of cancer since the 1970s.
Born Susan Rosenblatt in New York in 1933, Susan Sontag later took her step-father's name. She married sociologist, Philip Rieff, a teacher at the University of Chicago while she was attending school there. In 1952, they had a son, David... more
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Born Susan Rosenblatt in New York in 1933, Susan Sontag later took her step-father's name. She married sociologist, Philip Rieff, a teacher at the University of Chicago while she was attending school there. In 1952, they had a son, David... more
Biography of Susan Sontag
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