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Joan Didion — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 5 December 1934 · Died: 23 December 2021 · Age at death: 87
How old was Joan Didion when she died?
Joan Didion died aged 87. She was born on 5 December 1934 and died on 23 December 2021.
American journalist and author who pioneered New Journalism
Did you know?She won a writing contest for Vogue in her final year of college and turned down the prize trip to Paris to start working.
Joan Didion (December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021) was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.
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- Age at death
- 87
- Would be
- 91
- Years since death
- 4
- Born
- December 5, 1934 · Sacramento, United States
- Died
- December 23, 2021
- Cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature, Film, Media
Family
- Spouse
- John Gregory Dunne
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