Joan Didion Biography

Joan Didion biography

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NAME: Joan Didion
OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author, Playwright
BIRTH DATE: December 05, 1934 (Age: 78)
EDUCATION: University of California, Berkley
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sacramento, California
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

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U.S. novelist and essayist Joan Didion's writing explores disorder and personal and social unrest. She has also written a number of screenplays.

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Joan Didion was born December 5, 1934, in Sacramento, California. Her first novel was published in 1963; later novels include Play It as It Lays (1970), A Book of Common Prayer (1977), Democracy (1984), and The Last Thing He Wanted (1996). Her essay collections include Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968) and The White Album (1979). She has also co-written a number of screenplays with her husband.