Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 5, 1934
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, Irish
Joan Didion is an American essayist and novelist.
Joan is the daughter of Eduene (Jerrett) and Frank Reese Didion. She was married to novelist, screenwriter, and literary critic John Gregory Dunne, until his death, with whom she had a daughter.
Joan’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Francis Didion (the son of John F. Didion and Mary Jeanette Dreman).
Joan’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Mira Reese (the daughter of David D. Reese and Mira L. Kilgore). David Reese was born in Wales.
Joan’s maternal grandfather was Hermann Daniel Jerrett (the son of Daniel Jerrett and Clarinda Ellen Farnsworth).
Joan’s maternal grandmother was Edna F. Magee (the daughter of James Bernard Magee and Sarah Elizabeth Geiger).
Source: Genealogy of Joan’s parents – https://ancestors.familysearch.org
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