Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Ted Kennedy, has died at the age of 89. She divorced the late senator in 1983, but ...

Keeping up with the ruthlessly ambitious political clan that cruelly kicked her to the curb fueled the self-destructive ...

Following her death on Oct. 8, 2025, PEOPLE remembers the impact of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident on Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy.

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Ted Kennedy and mother of Kara, Ted Jr., and Patrick, dies at 89, remembered for resilience and grace.

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of U.S. Sen ... They announced plans to divorce in 1981 and the decision was finalized in 1983. She never remarried. In later years, her struggle to stay sober ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, died Wednesday morning in her sleep at her home in Boston, according to her family. She was 89 years old. The ...

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 ...

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 ...