DeathDecember 232021

Joan Didion

Joan Didion, American writer (born 1934)

5th anniversary in 2026

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When
Thursday, December 23 20215 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
5th in 2026
Recorded from
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Person
Joan Didion

Who they were

Joan Didion was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.

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Joan Didion appears on our December 23 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.

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December 23 2021 — 5 years ago, on a Thursday.

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