Joan Didion

Joan Didion (1934–2021) was an American screenwriter, novelist and journalist.

Overview

Born at Sacramento in 1934, died at Manhattan in 2021.

In detail

Joan Didion studied at University of California, Berkeley and C. K. McClatchy High School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, journalism and film screenwriting. The authority associates the name with New Journalism.

Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Play It as It Lays and The Year of Magical Thinking.

Distinctions recorded are National Humanities Medal, George Polk Award, Prix Médicis essai and California Hall of Fame.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Joan Didion”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q267691: Joan Didion

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