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Joan Didion
1934–2021
American writer. Wrote six films on this site, including A Star Is Born (2018), A Star Is Born (1976) and Up Close & Personal (1996).
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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Play It As It Lays (1970), Didion's second novel, is considered a classic work of American fiction; Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.
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Films in this guide
1970s
- The Panic in Needle Park (1971)screenwriter
- Play It as It Lays (1972)screenwriter
- A Star Is Born (1976)screenwriter
1980s
- True Confessions (1981)screenwriter
1990s
- Up Close & Personal (1996)screenwriter
2010s
- A Star Is Born (2018)screenwriter