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Joan Didion: Media

American author

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Remembering Joan Didion's life and legacy
Learn more about the life and career of Joan Didion.
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Joan Didion, 1970
Born in Sacramento, California, in 1934, novelist and essayist Joan Didion became...
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The White Album
Joan Didion's collection of essays The White Album (1979) offers social...
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Opening night of The Year of Magical Thinking
Director David Hare (left), writer Joan Didion (center), and actress Vanessa Redgrave...
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