1914–1996
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director
81years old at death
29,919days lived
75%of the people on this site died younger
Marguerite Duras was born on 4 April 1914 and died on 3 March 1996, aged 81 years and 334 days. That is 29,919 days in all.
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