Susan Sontag & Annie Leibovitz

Susan Sontag and Annie Leibovitz
1989 - 2004
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American Writer Susan Sontag was born Susan Rosenblatt on 16th January, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA and passed away on 28th Dec 2004 New York City, New York, USA aged 71. She is most remembered for Styles of Radical Will. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Annie Leibovitz is a 74 year old American Photographer. Born Anna-Lou Leibovitz on 2nd October, 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, she is famous for her portraits of political figures, musicians and athletes, all of which are featured regularly in magazines, fashion, and advertising. Many of her portraits of rock music celebrities have become signature images. Her zodiac sign is Libra.

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StatusDurationLength
Total 1989 - 2004 15 years


Sontag had a close romantic relationship with Annie Leibovitz. They met in 1989, when both had already established notability in their careers. Leibovitz has suggested that Sontag mentored her and constructively criticized her work. After Sontag's death in 2004, Newsweek published an article about Leibovitz that made reference to her decade-plus relationship with Sontag, stating that "the two first met in the late '80s, when Leibovitz photographed her for a book jacket. They never lived together, though they each had an apartment within view of the other's." Neither Leibovitz nor Sontag had ever previously publicly disclosed whether the relationship was familial, a friendship, or sexual in nature. However, when Leibovitz was interviewed for her 2006 book A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005, she said the book told a number of stories, and that "with Susan, it was a love story." Even though Annie Leibovitz and Susan Sontag never formally stated their relationship Annie has said in her book A Photographers life "Words like 'companion' and 'partner' were not in our vocabulary," Leibovitz says. "We were two people who helped each other through our lives. The closest word is still 'friend'."
In the preface to a book, Leibovitz speaks in greater detail about her romantic/intellectual relationship with Sontag, briefly discussing a book they were working on together and describes how assembling A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005 was part of the grieving process after Sontag's death. The book and accompanying show include many photographs of Sontag throughout their life together, including several on her deathbed. Leibovitz acknowledged that she and Sontag were romantically involved. When asked why she used terms like "companion" to describe Sontag, instead of more specific ones like "partner" or "lover", Leibovitz finally said that "lover" was fine with her.[30] She later repeated the assertion in stating to the San Francisco Chronicle: "Call us 'lovers'. I like 'lovers.' You know, 'lovers' sounds romantic. I mean, I want to be perfectly clear. I love Susan."

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2004 - Breakup

1989 - Hookup

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Name
Susan Sontag
Annie Leibovitz
Susan Sontag
Annie Leibovitz
Age (at start of relationship)
55
39
Zodiac
Capricorn
Libra
Occupation
Writer
Photographer
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Blonde
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Blue
Nationality
American
American
Religion
Jewish
Jewish

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