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Dominick Dunne | |
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 Dunne in 1999 | |
| Born | Dominick John Dunne October 29, 1925 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2009 (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Williams College |
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| Children | 5, including Griffin and Dominique Dunne |
| Relatives | John Gregory Dunne (brother) Joan Didion (sister-in-law) Hannah Dunne (granddaughter) |
Dominick John Dunne[1] (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009)[2] was an American writer, investigative journalist, and producer. He began his career in film and television as a producer of the pioneering gay film The Boys in the Band (1970) and as the producer of the award-winning drug film The Panic in Needle Park (1971). He turned to writing in the early 1970s. After the 1982 murder of his daughter Dominique, an actress, he began to write about the interaction of wealth and high society with the judicial system. Dunne was a frequent contributor to Vanity Fair, and, beginning in the 1980s, often appeared on television discussing crime.
- ^ Nemy, Enid (August 26, 2009). "Dominick Dunne, Chronicler of Crime, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Dominick Dunne: 1925–2009". Vanity Fair. August 26, 2009.