Joan Didion
Known for
Writing
Born
December 5, 1934
Birthplace
Sacramento, California, USA
Died
December 23, 2021 (aged 87)
Biography
Joan Didion was an American writer. In the late 1960s, Didion's reportage brought Californian subcultures to wider attention. Her political writing often concentrated on the subtext of rhetoric.
Best known work
A Star Is Born
2018
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020
The Panic in Needle Park
1971
A Star Is Born
1976
Up Close & Personal
1996
True Confessions
1981
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017
Today
1952
Play It as It Lays
1972
The 50 Year Argument
2014Filmography
2020
2018
A Star Is BornOriginal Film Writer
2017
2017
2014
The 50 Year Argumentas Herself
2008
2008
1996
Up Close & PersonalScreenplay
1995
Broken TrustWriter
1995
1990
1981
True ConfessionsScreenplay
1978
1976
A Star Is BornScreenplay
1972
Play It as It LaysScreenplay, Novel
1971
The Panic in Needle ParkScreenplay
1952