Memorial Page for Joan Didion
Dec 5, 1934 – Dec 23, 2021(87 years)Died in:Manhattan, New York
American writer
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Joan Didion (* December 5, 1934 in Sacramento; † December 23, 2021 in Manhattan) was an american writer. She was 87 years old. She was married to John Gregory Dunne. She had 1 child. Her education included University of California, Berkeley and C. K. McClatchy High School. She received 10 awards, including National Humanities Medal, George Polk Award. Her cause of death was Parkinson's disease.
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13 EventsBorn in Sacramento, Sacramento County
1934Married John Gregory Dunne
1964until 2003
Ambassador Book Award
1988Miami
Edward MacDowell Medal
1996George Polk Award
2001The New York Review of Books
St. Louis Literary Award
2002American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals
2005Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2005Prix Médicis essai
2007National Humanities Medal
2012National Medal of Arts
2013California Hall of Fame
2014Died in Manhattan, New York (Parkinson's disease)
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- John Gregory Dunne
Joan Didion. Forever remembered.