1919–2013
Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer
94years old at death
34,360days lived
96%of the people on this site died younger
Doris Lessing was born on 22 October 1919 and died on 17 November 2013, aged 94 years and 26 days. That is 34,360 days in all.
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