5 Things You Should Know About Joan Didion
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The American writer Joan Didion influenced generations of young women to be more forthright with their words, actions and sentiments. She was a strong, gracious blend of West Coast and East Coast and captured moments during chaotic social and political unrests as well as times of inventiveness and survival.
Although she wrote essays about the most intriguing times in America, we always found her life to be quite intriguing whether it was through her essays, books, photographs and especially watching the Netflix Documentary, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold. From her most notable works such as Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking, Didion remained a creative force well into her late 80โs.
Joan Didion passed away at the age of 87 on December 23, 2021. She has left a wide, open path for the next generation of womxn writers.
JOAN DIDION WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 3, 1934 IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. SHE ONCE REFERRED TO THE CITY AS THE โMIDWEST OF CALIFORNIAโ.
SHE STUDIED ENGLISH AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKLEY AND AFTER GRADATING IN 1956 HAD MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY. AFTER WINNING AN ESSAY CONTEST SPONSORED BY VOGUE MAGAZINE, SHE WAS OFFERED A JOB DOING MOSTLY FASHION COPYWRITING.
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