Joan Bennett, of Westbrook, Conn. died on Nov. 23, 2024, after a long illness at home with her son Colin at her side, after being surrounded by many of her other children and their spouses, ...
Ted Kennedy's first wife, the last survivor of the Camelot era, died at 89 years old after living a quiet life in Boston for many years Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...
Joan never remarried after divorcing Ted in 1983 and maintained a relatively low profile in recent years Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 years. Michael Ochs ...
When she gave a graduation address at her alma mater, Manhattanville College, in 1984, Joan Bennett Kennedy cautioned against the temptation to “drift endlessly in a tide of guilt and despair.” She ...