Sarah Kane

Age: 28

Summary: British playwright whose plays dealt uncompromisingly with themes of redemptive love, sexual desire, violence, and death, among whose published work consists of five critically-acclaimed plays including Blasted, Phaedra's Love, Cleansed, Craved, and 4:48 Psychosis.

Cause of Death: Suicide by hanging

Born: February 3, 1971

Died: February 20, 1999

Location: London, England