James Gunn
(1923-2020)

American science fiction author – James Gunn was born in Kansas City (City in Missouri, United States) on July 12th, 1923 and died in Lawrence (City in and county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States) on December 23rd, 2020 at the age of 97. Today James Gunn would be 100 years old.

Age

how old was James Gunn when he died?

James Gunn died in 2020 at the age of 97.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 12th, 1923 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Kansas City City in Missouri, United States
Death Date	December 23rd, 2020 (Wednesday)
Death place	Lawrence City in and county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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James Gunn

Birthday

When was James Gunn born?

James Gunn was born on July 12th, 1923.

Death

When did James Gunn die?

James Gunn died on December 23rd, 2020 at the age of 97 in Lawrence (City in and county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States). Today James Gunn would be 100 years old.