Were Elias Canetti and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?
Yes. Elias Canetti and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1958 to 1994.
Elias Canetti was 53 when Michael Jackson was born.
Michael Jackson was 35 when Elias Canetti died, aged 89.
Elias Canetti
Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer
Born 25 July 1905 · died 14 August 1994, aged 89
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer
Born 29 August 1958 · died 25 June 2009, aged 50