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Author Joan Didion’s career beginnings were rooted at Vogue magazine after she won an essay contest in the 1960s, but her work spanned generations for her coverage of everything from pop culture to grief. She passed away on Dec. 23, 2021, from complications of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 87, but her legacy lives on through the beautiful works she leaves behind.