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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: The Center Will Not Hold (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), A Star Is Born (1976) and The Last Thing He Wanted (2020). 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
  • Writer
  • 2018
A Star Is Born (1976)
A Star Is Born
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1976
Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
The Last Thing He Wanted
4.4
  • Writer
  • 2020
Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford in Up Close & Personal (1996)
Up Close & Personal
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1996

Credits

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Writer

  • Common Prayer
    • novel
    • Pre-production
  • Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
    The Last Thing He Wanted
    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 Up Close & Personal (1996)
    Up Close & Personal
    6.1
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Broken Trust (1995)
    Broken Trust
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1995
  • Molly Ringwald, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Peter Weller, Beau Bridges, and Elizabeth McGovern in Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • written for television by (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
    • 1990
  • Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in True Confessions (1981)
    True Confessions
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • A Star Is Born (1976)
    A Star Is Born
    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
  • Such Good Friends (1971)
    Such Good Friends
    6.0
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Al Pacino and Kitty Winn in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
    The Panic in Needle Park
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1965

Additional Crew

  • Northern Exposure (1990)
    Northern Exposure
    8.4
    TV Series
    • excerpt of "Los Angeles Notebook" from Slouching Towards Bethlehem copyright ©1967 by
    • 1993
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ (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

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
    • A Star Is Born
      (1976)
      $125,000 +10% of profits

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