Dominick Dunne



Dominick Dunne

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born
October 29, 1925

gender
male

place of birth
Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

genre
Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers


about this author

Dominick Dunne is an American writer and investigative journalist whose subjects frequently hinge 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 wro...more




avg rating: 3.77 | 101 reviews | 897 ratings | 19 distinct works
A Season in Purgatory A Season in Purgatory (Mass Market Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.94 — 172 ratings — published 1998
9 editions
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The Two Mrs. Grenvilles The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (Mass Market Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.90 — 160 ratings — published 1998
7 editions
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An Inconvenient Woman An Inconvenient Woman (Mass Market Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.86 — 100 ratings — published 1998
13 editions
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People Like Us People Like Us (Mass Market Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.95 — 89 ratings — published 1998
8 editions
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Another City, Not My Own Another City, Not My Own (Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.43 — 88 ratings — published 1999
8 editions
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Justice: Crimes, Trials, and P... Justice: Crimes, Trials, and Punishments (Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.56 — 65 ratings — published 2002
5 editions
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The Way We Lived Then : Recoll... The Way We Lived Then : Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper (Hardcover)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.84 — 44 ratings — published 1999
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Vanity Fair's Hollywood Vanity Fair's Hollywood (Hardcover)
by Dominick Dunne, Graydon Carter (Editor), David Friend (Editor)
avg rating 4.39 — 29 ratings — published 2000
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Fatal Charms and Other Tales o... Fatal Charms and Other Tales of Today/The Mansions of Limbo (Omnibus)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 5.23 — 17 ratings — published 1999
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Fatal Charms and Other Tales o... Fatal Charms and Other Tales of Today (Paperback)
by Dominick Dunne
avg rating 3.64 — 11 ratings — published 1988
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