Author J.G. Ballard Dies At 78 By Hortense Smith | April 19, 2009 | 7:15pm J.G. Ballard, perhaps best known for writing the novelsEmpire of the Sun and Crash (as well as several short story collections) has died at the age of 78 after a long battle with illness. [BBCNews] Login Label Name Email Label Name Email 0 Comments Inline Feedbacks View all comments Load More Comments Share Tweet Submit Pin GET JEZEBEL RIGHT IN YOUR INBOX Still here. Still without airbrushing. Still with teeth. Sign Up Leave this field empty if you're human: