Ann Druyan

Date of Birth: June 13, 1949

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Date of Death: *Ann Druyan is alive.*

Biography

Ann Druyan is an American writer, producer, and director, known for her work in popularizing science and space exploration. She was born on June 13, 1949, in Queens, New York City. Druyan is best known for her collaborations with her late husband, Carl Sagan, with whom she co-wrote several books and worked on the original 1980 PBS series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.” She served as the creative director of NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Message Project, and co-wrote the feature film “Contact” based on Sagan’s novel of the same name. Druyan continues to be a prominent advocate for science communication and has served as the writer and producer for the sequel series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” (2014) and “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” (2020).

5 Interesting Facts about Ann Druyan

1. Ann Druyan was the creative director of NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Message Project, which included the Golden Record that was sent into space.

2. She was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming for her work on “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.”

3. Ann Druyan and Carl Sagan’s love story is one of the most well-known in the scientific community; they were engaged within days of realizing they were in love.

4. Druyan has been an outspoken advocate for the legalization of marijuana and was arrested in 1997 for planting hemp seeds on the steps of the DEA headquarters.

5. She is the CEO of Cosmos Studios, which produces science-themed entertainment.