Vanessa Redgrave writes: We became friends and colleagues when David Hare and the producer Scott Rudin invited me to take the solo part of Joan herself
The literary legend cast a cool eye on topics from death to dresses, inspiring, enlightening and comforting millions. Tell us in the comments what her writing means to you
The US writer’s acerbic crispness is ill-served by a new adaptation of her 90s thriller The Last Thing He Wanted – but other Didion works are just waiting to be streamed…
Vanessa Redgrave on Joan Didion: ‘I worshipped her as a writer’