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)

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.

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Known for

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star is Born (2018)

7.6

Writer

2018

Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in Une étoile est née (1976)

Une étoile est née

6.1

Writer

1976

Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in Personnel et confidentiel (1996)

Personnel et confidentiel

6.1

Writer

1996

Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in Sa dernière volonté (2020)

Sa dernière volonté

4.4

Writer

2020

Credits

Writer

Sa dernière volonté
4.4
- based on the book by
- 2020
A Star is Born
7.6
- based on the 1976 screenplay by
- 2018
Personnel et confidentiel
6.1
- written by
- 1996
Abus de confiance
5.6
TV Movie
- teleplay
- 1995
Femme et Homme: Les histoires de la séduction
5.2
TV Movie
- written for television by (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
- 1990
Sanglantes confessions
6.3
- screenplay
- 1981
Une étoile est née
6.1
- screenplay by
- 1976
Play It As It Lays
6.3
- novel "Play It As It Lays"
- screenplay
- 1972
Des amis comme les miens
6.0
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1971
Panique à Needle Park
7.1
- screenplay
- 1971
Haute tension
7.7
TV Series
- story
- 1965

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Personal details

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
Other works
Book: "After Henry"
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Did you know

Trivia
She was generally perceived as not just a literary giant, but also a cultural icon.

Quotes
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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When did Joan Didion die?
December 23, 2021
How did Joan Didion die?
Parkinson's disease
How old was Joan Didion when she died?
87 years old
Where did Joan Didion die?
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
When was Joan Didion born?
December 5, 1934

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