- Acclaimed American journalist and author Joan Didion passed away at the age of 87 due to Parkinson’s disease.
- Didion was known for her moving essays, memoirs, novels, and screenplays, as well as for sharing her grief over the deaths of her husband and daughter.
- Her works include essay collection ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem’, the memoir ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’, and the screenplays for the films ‘Panic In Needle Park’ and ‘A Star Is Born’.
