Writer Joan Didion Dead At 87
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Joan Didion, Beloved Writer and 'New Journalist', Dead at 87
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American author Joan Didion, who rose to prominence in 1960s, dies at 87
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Writer Joan Didion has died at 87
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Joan Didion, masterly prose stylist and trenchant chronicler of 1960s, dies at 87
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Joan Didion Dead: 'Magical Thinking' Author Was 87 – The Hollywood Reporter
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December 23, 2021: Writer JOAN DIDION has died at the age of 87, her publisher A.A.
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Joan Didion, Pioneering American Author and Journalist, Dies at Age 87
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