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When Nancy Reagan was newly the first lady of California, Joan Didion came and had an hour-long interview. She thought it went great, and then Joan Didion just eviscerated her in the most - possibly not inaccurate - but in the most devastating way.

Cynthia Nixon

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Cynthia Nixon
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 9
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