Joan Didion

1934–2021 · American writer

Joan Didion was an American writer and journalist. She is considered one of the pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.

Joan Didion, in order

1. 1971 The Panic in Needle Park: wrote · directed by Jerry Schatzberg
2. 1972 Play It as It Lays: wrote · directed by Frank Perry · critics 64%, audiences 59%
3. 1976 A Star Is Born: wrote · directed by Frank Pierson
4. 1981 True Confessions: wrote · directed by Ulu Grosbard
5. 1996 Up Close & Personal: wrote · directed by Jon Avnet
6. 2014 The 50 Year Argument: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 78%, audiences 61%
7. 2017 Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold: acted · directed by Griffin Dunne
8. 2018 A Star Is Born: wrote · directed by Bradley Cooper · critics 90%, audiences 80%