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    BornDecember 5, 1934 · Sacramento, California, U.S.
    DiedDecember 23, 2021 (aged 87) · New York City, U.S.
    EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
    SpouseJohn Gregory Dunne · (m. 1964; died · 2003)
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    Early life and education

    Didion was born on December 5, 1934, in Sacramento, California, to Eduene (née Jerrett) and Frank Reese Didion. She had one brother, five years her junior, James Jerrett Didion, who became a real estate executive. … See more

    Career

    During her seven years at Vogue, from 1956 to 1964, Didion worked her way up from promotional copywriter to associate feature editor. Mademoiselle published Didion's article "Berkeley’s Giant: The University … See more

    Death

    Didion died from complications of Parkinson's disease at her home in Manhattan on December 23, 2021, at the age of 87. See more

    Writing style and themes

    Didion viewed the structure of the sentence as essential to her work. In the New York Times article "Why I Write" (1976), Didion remarked, "To shift the structure of a sentence alters the meaning of that sentence, a… See more

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