India, Oct. 8 -- Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of US Senator Ted Kennedy, has died at the age of 89. Steve Kerrigan, who is their family spokesperson, said that she passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Boston on Wednesday as per NBC. Kennedy is known for her marriage into one of America's most famous political families, but she is remembered for her love of music and her advocacy for mental health.

Born in 1936, Joan Bennett Kennedy was a music teacher as well as a skilled classical pianist. She and Ted Kennedy were married for 24 long years and had three children. The children's names are Kara, Ted Jr., and Patrick. Joan Bennett has stayed active in Boston's arts community for her entire life, and she has openly tal...