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Biography
Children
1
Occupation(5)
Awards(10)
National Humanities MedalGeorge Polk AwardPrix Médicis essaiCalifornia Hall of FameSt. Louis Literary AwardNational Medal of ArtsAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters Gold MedalsEdward MacDowell MedalLos Angeles Times Book PrizeAmbassador Book Award
Spouse(1)
Joan Didion (* 5. December 1934 in Sacramento; † 23. December 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.
Life Events
13 Events1934
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County
1964
Married John Gregory Dunne
until 2003
1988
Ambassador Book Award
Miami
1996
Edward MacDowell Medal
2001
George Polk Award
The New York Review of Books
2002
St. Louis Literary Award
2005
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals
2005
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
2007
Prix Médicis essai
2012
National Humanities Medal
2013
National Medal of Arts
2014
California Hall of Fame
2021