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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.
Awards & recognition
- California Hall of Fame · 2014
- National Medal of Arts · 2013
- National Humanities Medal · 2012
- National Book Award · 2007
- Prix Médicis essai · 2007
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- American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals · 2005
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize · 2005
- St. Louis Literary Award · 2002
- George Polk Award · 2001
- Edward MacDowell Medal · 1996
- Ambassador Book Award · 1988
- Evelyn F. Burkey Award
- Pulitzer Prize — Biography · 2006 · nominated
- National Book Award — Nonfiction · 2005 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
A Star Is Born
2018Original Film Writer
2018Original Film Writer
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008as Self
2008as Self
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017as Self
2017as Self
Up Close & Personal
1996Screenplay
1996Screenplay
Broken Trust
1995Writer
1995Writer
True Confessions
1981Screenplay
1981Screenplay
A Star Is Born
1976Screenplay
1976Screenplay
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020Novel
2020Novel
Out of My Head
2017
2017