In what year was the writer of the DC Comics series in which "Brief Lives" is the seventh collection of issues born?
The Sandman: Brief Lives: Brief Lives (1994) is the seventh collection of issues in the DC Comics series, "The Sandman". The Sandman: Brief Lives:  Written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Jill Thompson, inked by Vince Locke and Dick Giordano, coloured by Danny Vozzo, lettered by Todd Klein, with cover art by Dave McKean. Neil Gaiman: Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman ( ; born Neil Richard Gaiman, 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films.
1960