Joan B. Kennedy, the first wife of late Senator Ted Kennedy, died on Wednesday after living a quintessentially-Kennedy rollercoaster life that saw extreme highs and depressing lows in both her ...

Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy, died at the age of 89 on Wednesday. Her son, Patrick Kennedy, and his wife, Amy, confirmed Joan's death in a statement. Joan's marriage to ...

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 and Ted separated in 1978 but didn’t legally split until 1981. They finalized their divorce in 1983. The former couple’s marriage was plagued by Ted’s extramarital affairs and Joan’s drinking ...

In past interviews with PEOPLE, Joan opened up about not fitting in with the famous family and struggling to find her place in the Camelot era For a time, Joan muted her sorrows with alcohol, but ...

Joan Kennedy, the former wife of Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, died at her home in Boston on Wednesday. A Kennedy family spokesman said Joan passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was 89 years old ...

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 ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, died in her sleep Wednesday at her Boston home, officials said. She was 89. “I will always admire my mother ...

Doc made a shocking revelation about Felicity Huffman‘s character, Joan, dealing with a secret cancer battle. During the Tuesday, October 7, episode of the hit Fox series, Joan adjusted to a ...

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with ...

I first met Joan Kennedy in the early ’60s when I was asked to escort her through a Boston press party and introduce her around, which I did. Senator Ted Kennedy was to arrive later. She was a ...