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| Popular As | Joan Didion |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 89 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | December 5, 1934 (Sacramento, CA) |
| Birthday | December 5 |
| Town/City | Sacramento, CA |
| Nationality | CA |
Joan Didion’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. According to astrologers, Sagittarius is curious and energetic, it is one of the biggest travelers among all zodiac signs. Their open mind and philosophical view motivates them to wander around the world in search of the meaning of life. Sagittarius is extrovert, optimistic and enthusiastic, and likes changes. Sagittarius-born are able to transform their thoughts into concrete actions and they will do anything to achieve their goals.
Joan Didion was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
A renowned Novelist, memoir Writer, and literary Journalist, she is best known for her sociologically-themed works that explore the unraveling of American culture and morality. Her best known works include Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968), Play It As It Lays (1970), Where I Was From (2003), and The Year of Magical Thinking (2005).
She was raised in Sacramento, California and began writing at the age of five. She graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a degree in English and subsequently worked as an associate feature Editor at Vogue Magazine.
She contributed ideals and writing to the New Journalism movement and was a recipient of both the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and the National Medal of Arts and Humanities.
Her marriage to Times Writer John Gregory Dunne lasted from 1964 until his death in 2003. She and Dunne adopted a daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne. Didion's 2005 memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, details her experiences of losing both her husband and her thirty-nine-year-old daughter within a year's time.
She was encouraged greatly in her writing by her husband and fellow Writer, John Gregory Dunne.
