Dominick Dunne






Dominick Dunne

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born
October 29, 1925

died
August 26, 2009

gender
male

place of birth
Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

genre
Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers


about this author

Dominick Dunne was an American writer and investigative journalist whose subjects frequently hinged on the ways high society interacts with the judiciary system. He was a producer in Hollywood and is also known from his frequent appearances on television.

After his studies at Williams College and service in World War II, Dunne moved to New York, then to Hollywood, where he directed Playhouse 90 and became vice president of Four Star Pictures. He hobnobbed with the rich and the famous of those days. In 1979, he left Hollywood, moved to Oregon, and wrote his first book, The Winners. In November 1982, his actress daughter, Dominique Dunne, was murdered. Dunne attended the trial of her murderer (John Thomas Sweeney) and subsequently ...more




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avg rating: 3.76 | 1,607 ratings | 169 reviews | 28 distinct works | 9 fans
A Season in Purgatory A Season in Purgatory
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.91 — 315 ratings — published 1993
12 editions
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The Two Mrs. Grenvilles The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.76 — 295 ratings — published 1985
11 editions
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An Inconvenient Woman An Inconvenient Woman
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.77 — 202 ratings — published 1990
13 editions
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People Like Us People Like Us
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.69 — 169 ratings — published 1988
8 editions
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Another City, Not My Own Another City, Not My Own
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.55 — 151 ratings — published 1997
9 editions
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Justice: Crimes, Trials, and P... Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishments
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.64 — 121 ratings — published 2001
7 editions
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The Way We Lived Then : Recoll... The Way We Lived Then : Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.81 — 73 ratings — published 1999
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Vanity Fair's Hollywood Vanity Fair's Hollywood
by Dominick Dunne, Graydon Carter (Editor), David Friend (Editor)
avg rating 4.16 — 44 ratings — published 2000
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Fatal Charms and Other Tales o... Fatal Charms and Other Tales of Today/The Mansions of Limbo
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.67 — 33 ratings — published 1999
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Fatal Charms and Other Tales o... Fatal Charms and Other Tales of Today
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.75 — 16 ratings — published 1988
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