Joan Didion has passed away at 87
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American author and journalist Joan Didion has died of Parkinson's Disease.
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Joan Didion, the 'new journalist' and a prolific chronicler of modern culture, dies at 87 - The Economic Times
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Author Joan Didion has died at 87 - Good Morning America
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Joan Didion Dies at 87
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Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
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A peerless prose stylist: American journalist and author Joan Didion dies at 87
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Joan Didion has died at 87 : NPR
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Joan Didion dead: Journalist and author was 87
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Want to know Joan Didion? Start with 'Slouching Toward Bethlehem
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Joan Didion dies aged 87
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Joan Didion - Wikipedia
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Joan Didion Dead: 'Magical Thinking' Author Was 87 – The Hollywood Reporter
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Joan Didion Has Died at 87
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Essayist Joan Didion dies at 87 The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Arkansas' Best News Source
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Joan Didion has died at 87
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Joan Didion, masterful essayist, novelist and screenwriter, dies at 87