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Joan Didion(1934-2021)

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Joan Didion
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
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Joan Didion: Le centre ne tiendra pas (2017)
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Joan Didion was born on 5 December 1934 in Sacramento, California, USA. She was a writer, known for A Star is Born (2018), Une étoile est née (1976) and Personnel et confidentiel (1996). She was married to John Gregory Dunne. She died on 23 December 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 5, 1934
DiedDecember 23, 2021(87)
BornDecember 5, 1934
DiedDecember 23, 2021(87)
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Known for

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star is Born (2018)
A Star is Born
7.6
Movie
  • Writer
  • 2018
Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in Une étoile est née (1976)
Une étoile est née
6.1
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1976
Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in Personnel et confidentiel (1996)
Personnel et confidentiel
6.1
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1996
Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in Sa dernière volonté (2020)
Sa dernière volonté
4.4
Movie
  • Writer
  • 2020

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Writer

  • Common Prayer
    • novel
    • Pre-production
  • Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in Sa dernière volonté (2020)
    Sa dernière volonté
    4.4
    • based on the book by
    • 2020
  • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star is Born (2018)
    A Star is Born
    7.6
    • based on the 1976 screenplay by
    • 2018
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in Personnel et confidentiel (1996)
    Personnel et confidentiel
    6.1
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Abus de confiance (1995)
    Abus de confiance
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1995
  • Femme et Homme: Les histoires de la séduction (1990)
    Femme et Homme: Les histoires de la séduction
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • written for television by (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
    • 1990
  • Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in Sanglantes confessions (1981)
    Sanglantes confessions
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in Une étoile est née (1976)
    Une étoile est née
    6.1
    • screenplay by
    • 1976
  • Tuesday Weld in Play It As It Lays (1972)
    Play It As It Lays
    6.3
    • novel "Play It As It Lays"
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • Des amis comme les miens (1971)
    Des amis comme les miens
    6.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Al Pacino and Kitty Winn in Panique à Needle Park (1971)
    Panique à Needle Park
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Haute tension (1963)
    Haute tension
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1965

Additional Crew

  • Bienvenue en Alaska (1990)
    Bienvenue en Alaska
    8.4
    TV Series
    • excerpt of "Los Angeles Notebook" from Slouching Towards Bethlehem copyright ©1967 by
    • 1993
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.52 m
  • Born
    • December 5, 1934
    • Sacramento, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 23, 2021
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • John Gregory DunneJanuary 30, 1964 - December 30, 2003 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Quintana Roo Dunne
  • Relatives
      Jim Didion(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book: "After Henry"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Interviews
    • 15 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    She was generally perceived as not just a literary giant, but also a cultural icon.
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    When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something . . . but that it is a moral imperative that we have it, that is when we join the fashionable madmen.
  • Salary
    • Une étoile est née
      (1976)
      $125,000 +10% of profits

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