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 ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, who later divorced from husband Ted, told PEOPLE that she needed "space" after getting sober to rebuild her life. Read the revealing full story from PEOPLE's archives below Joan ...

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 ...

July 18, 1969: The Chappaquiddick incident, also involving Ted Kennedy, who drove his car off a bridge, resulted in the death ...

Following her death on Oct. 8, 2025, PEOPLE examines the impact of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident on Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy At 37 years old, Joan was the subject of ...

The Kennedy curse surfaced again as Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK’s granddaughter, revealed she has terminal leukemia. The news ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy has sadly passed away at the age of 89. The pianist, music teacher, and mental health advocate was best known for her marriage to Senator Ted Kennedy. Joan married the youngest of ...

BOSTON — 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 ...

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 ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy died on Oct. 8, 2025, at the age of 89, after largely retreating from public view in her final years. The first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was open about her struggles with ...