Dominick Dunne Has Passed Away
The summer of death has claimed another. CNN reports that Dominick Dunne, Hollywood producer, best-selling author and frequent contributor to Vanity Fair, passed away at his home in Manhattan today after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 83.
Dominick's first article for Vanity Fair was in 1984 and it was his account of the trial of the man who murdered his daughter Dominique.
He was working on a novel before his health took a turn for the worse. He traveled to Germany earlier this month to receive another round of stem cell treatments at the same clinic Farrah Fawcett went to. When he got back to NYC, he was immediately hospitalized and then sent home.
Dominick is survived by his two sons Griffin and Alex.
May Dominick rest in peace. The sads.
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He was a wonderful writer, a real crusader for victims' rights, and he knew everybody, both in New York society and in Hollywood. He was a wonderful man and I'm so sad he's gone. Vanity Fair have lots of his columns archived, including the first essay he wrote on his daughter's death. He lived a fascinating life and he was a wonderful man. He'll be terribly missed. :(
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I love his show. R.I.P!
i always read his articles in VF and I liked his show PPJ. Never knew that was his daughter. I really liked that actress. May he rip.
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never read any of his books. where would i start? any recommendations?
Loved him! He was brassy and classy. I really did like his writing and his style when it came to reporting crimes. He became a "crusader" for victims.
I do hope he has found his peace with his little girl now.
Let me second, a "Peace to you, Mr. Dunne."
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Submitted by little_rascal on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 9:43pm.
I've read every single book written by Dominick Dunne, I have his books on my bookshelves, including "Another city, not my own", "A season in purgatory", "Too much money", "People like us", "An inconvenient woman", "The two Mrs. Grenvilles".
Some of his books I've read several times, he was THAT good.
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I haven't read "Too Much Money" but will now. I loved the other ones too, particularly "The Two Mrs Grenvilles" & "A Season in Purgatory". I liked how much he championed the cause of Dorthy Moxley, the mother of Martha Moxley. Martha was 15 years old & lived in the same exclusive neighbourhood in Greenwich, Conn. as the Skakel boys (Kennedy nephews). She was found viciously murdered on the grounds of the family home and it was known she had been with Michael Skakel the night before, yet it took decades for him to be convicted of the crime, because of the power that that family wielded. DD naturally had real empathy for parents of murdered children, I guess.
Gosh, I really enjoyed his writing and I'm sorry he's gone.
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I don't know what else I could add that hasn't already been said in the many comments.
Class act. You'll be missed, dear sir.
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What a terrible terrible loss. Godspeed, Mr. Dunne.
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He was the best thing about Vanity Fair.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Dunne.
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used to work at a magazine in LA where his daughter interned the summer before she was murdered. his whole family was there the next year, it seemed -- him, joan didion, his brother, his son. all angry, all bereft. to this day, i can't abide wolfgang puck.
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but, then again, what do i know?
Loved reading his Vanity Fair pieces. I hope he has some notes and essays held back for us, to be released after his passing. He knew all kinds of amazing things--people told him the most amazing things!
I loved DD... may he rest in peace and maybe now he will be with his daughter....
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Submitted by DiamondDawg on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:56pm.
Submitted by z-listed on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 9:04pm.
I am going to miss his columns in Vanity Fair even more now that I know he is not coming back!
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I'd like to see an entire book of ONLY his articles for Vanity Fair. That would be epic! It would be his posthumous magnum opus.
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There is one collection that I know of in a book entitled "The Mansions of Limbo" that has about 15 stories in it. They were reprints from VF if memory serves me correctly.
**Gone to bookcase to pick a Dunne book to read**
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Someone had left a comment earlier about a documentary on Netflix about Dominick Dunne. I want to thank you because I just watched it. DD was brutally honest about his downfalls and shortcomings in life which made him all the more likable and respected. I had always read his articles in Vanity Fair but had known little about him except for his children and the murder of his daughter. This man was a war hero who overcame many setbacks in life, but in the end died a very respected and admired journalist.....the comments left on this posting confirm that. RIP Dominick - may you rest in peace with Lenny an Dominique - the work you have achieved in life after the age of 50 (!) is inspiring to all. XOXO
Submitted by z-listed on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 9:04pm.
I am going to miss his columns in Vanity Fair even more now that I know he is not coming back!
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I'd like to see an entire book of ONLY his articles for Vanity Fair. That would be epic! It would be his posthumous magnum opus.
Wow I really liked this man. A good writer and good person. I watched Power, Priviledge and Justice whenever I could. That and City Confidential were two shows I enjoyed and learned a lot from. I loooooved A Seaason In Purgotory, People Like Us and The Two Mr. Grenvilles and enjoyed their made for tv movie adaptations. He was the only reason to read Vanity Fair.
RIP Mr. Dunne
GAWD-DAMMIT!! This is absolutely hands down the ONE PERSON I WISH WERE STILL HERE! FUCK! His books were great, his articles for Vanity Fair were BRILLIANT.
Rest in peace, epic man!
wow...this is indeed the summer of sadness...i'm just now hearing about dd's death because in boston, the only news on the local news channel is about ted kennedy...
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she was clumsy, stupid and mean, but I wouldn't wish that death on a opossum...
RIP you were truly a treasure. Find peace with your daughter.
Rest In Peace.
recently read where farrah fawcett loved to watch Dominick Dunne's Power and Privledge while she was dying in bed. Now they're both gone. Really liked his writings and appearances on TV. He was real. RIP DD
May the lion of politics and the lion of literature both fare well and in peace on the other side.
I've read every single book written by Dominick Dunne, I have his books on my bookshelves, including "Another city, not my own", "A season in purgatory", "Too much money", "People like us", "An inconvenient woman", "The two Mrs. Grenvilles".
Some of his books I've read several times, he was THAT good.
God bless you, Dominick Dunne.
Now this death is a loss.
I loved his coverage of the oj trial.
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I am going to miss his columns in Vanity Fair even more now that I know he is not coming back!
Noo! This saddens me more than any of this year's celebrity deaths. I was just thinking the other day that I couldn't wait until he was well enough again to resume his column with Vanity Fair. He was a class act, but hopefully he is at peace with his daughter now.
I always liked him, he seemed like a classy guy, and was a big advocate for victims.
Very sad what happened to his daughter and the fuckface who killed her hardly serving any jail time for murdering a girl with his bare hands.
RIP Dominique.
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A man of grace and dignity. Enjoyed your writing immensely sir, RIP.
yet paris hilton walks among us. will this summer never end?
Submitted by Ford_Prefect on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 7:46pm.
Dominick! How the fuck can you leave us now? What will be left worth reading in VF?
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Not a god-damned thing. since Tina Brown left VF, it eats ass. Graydon Carter made it Vogue Via Society.
Cancel my subscription.
a really good writer and journalist. top notch.
rip Dominick Dunne.
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This fucking SUCKS!!! Dominick Dunne was one of my favorite writers. I will look forward to reading his book when it comes out in December.
The sads, indeed. I didn't even know he was ill.
"Another City Not my Own" was one of my fave books.
Damn. Suckage. RIP Dominick.
R.I.P. Mr.Dominick Dunne. I loved "Season in Purgatory" and I shall miss your VF articles and other writings (yes, despite my denials, sometimes I do read); I was glued every weekend to your "Power and Privilege" show and loved any time that you narrated court room drama. Although you had an air about you, you always seemed to convey that the rich and famous should be held to the same standards as the rest of society. You were a Class A act.
What the hell??? Now I've heard it all. What the fuck kind of cancer doesn't exist? Bladder cancer? Ughh next we're going to hear about somebody having hair follicle cancer...Why the hell can't we cure this shit already!! damn!!
Dominick! How the fuck can you leave us now? What will be left worth reading in VF?
*tears*
A vodka shot is raised in your honor, my good man.
This summer the Grim Reaper is working over time. Shit, Bud, take some time off....
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Ted Kennedy's death left me cold, but now I am sad for Dominick Dunne. He was a very talented writer and I was hoping to read more novels after his forthcoming one. Damn. Is there something in the air?
His death gives me a big case of the sads too. He was a fascinating man. FYI, there's a documentary of him on Netflix that is really quite good.
Summer of death indeed. I always liked him. I know Dominique welcomed him with open arms of thanks.....
I think that People Like Us was based on Michael Milken?!
Submitted by LA on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 7:00pm.
Submitted by Race Bannon on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 5:23pm.
Tigerlilly- I think I remember hearing that a while back. They say he was devastated by her murder and that was what propelled him to write novels based on famous criminal cases.
In An Incovenient Woman, the reporter is based on Dunne and the murdered daughter is based on Dominique. Edit- People Like Us, not An Incovinient Woman.
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Actually, Fatal Charms was the nonfiction account of his daughter's murder. An Inconvenient Woman was about Alfred and Betsy Bloomingdale and Alfred's mistress Vicky Morgan. I don't recall who People Like Us fictionalized, an East Coast family, I believe.
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Yeah, I think DD mentions his daughter's death and the Poltergeist story of the bruises in two of his nonfiction works, Fatal Charms being one of them in addition to a VF article. I can't remember the title of the second nonfiction work, but I have it and I've read it...
The fucker that murdered his daughter spent, like, 2 1/2 years behind bars or some shit like that then got out of prison, changed his name and basically lived a new life...THAT was what really got under DD's skin...how some people are able to basically evade justice.
How DD was able to restrain himself from killing that lowlife (and he admits he thought about it) should give him instant sainthood right there because given the chance, I prolly would have iced that motherfucker and wound up doing life as opposed to his 2 years or whatever that fuckin' piece of scum did...
RIP Dominick, you are a greater soul than I...
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LA- Yes, he did. No apology necessary, I probably worded it wrong, and my details are sketchy. I wish I could remember the nouveau riche couple that People Like Us was based on.
It has been a few years since I have read his books and I might just pick one up soon, because they are great reading.
I am saddend that there will not be others by him. : (
Race Bannon - Ahh, gotcha. I misread your post, I thought you were saying that People Like Us was the account of Dominique's murder. My apologies.
If memory serves, and some of the older books I read years ago, he wrote "himself" or a version of himself into most if not all of his novels.
LA- There is a reporter from New York in People Like Us, Gus something or another, who Dunne based on himself, who, as a small part of the story, heads out to California for the parole hearing of the man who murdered his daughter.
The Two Mrs.Greenville's is based on Billy Woodward's wife who murdered him back in the 1950's
People Like Us as based on a wall street financier who I cannot remember, but who had a mighty rise to the top and an even mightier fall.
His columns for VANITY FAIR were magnificent, among the best writing by any writer on any subject, ever. I met him at a book signing at a local bookstore, where he graciously autographed a book for my mom. I gave it to her for Christmas that year, and she was so happy with it: "You met him? What was he like???"
What a loss to the written word. RIP, and thank you for hours upon hours of fascinating reading.
RIP Mr. Dunne! At least you will see your daughter again.
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Mr. Dunne you were a true class act. I hope you are with your beloved daughter. RIP
Submitted by Race Bannon on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 5:23pm.
Tigerlilly- I think I remember hearing that a while back. They say he was devastated by her murder and that was what propelled him to write novels based on famous criminal cases.
In An Incovenient Woman, the reporter is based on Dunne and the murdered daughter is based on Dominique. Edit- People Like Us, not An Incovinient Woman.
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Actually, Fatal Charms was the nonfiction account of his daughter's murder. An Inconvenient Woman was about Alfred and Betsy Bloomingdale and Alfred's mistress Vicky Morgan. I don't recall who People Like Us fictionalized, an East Coast family, I believe.
Those Dos XX ads got it wrong. Dominick Dunne was truly the most interesting man in the world.
His passing is positively heartbreaking to me. I've read everything he's written and felt like I knew him. He was one of a kind, and the best kind at that.
Goodbye, Nick Dunne, and may you rest in peace. If there is an afterworld, may you find comfort in the reunion with your lost loved ones.
RIP, Mr. Dunne.