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Dominick Dunne (1925–2009)

Producer | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Writer

Trivia:

His "big break" in the literary world came by chance: he was seated next to Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown at a dinner party. See more trivia »

Born:

in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (8 titles)
2000 919 Fifth Avenue (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1978 The Users (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 Ash Wednesday (producer)
 
1972 Play It As It Lays (producer)
 
1971 The Panic in Needle Park (producer)
 
1970 The Boys in the Band (executive producer)
 
1959-1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series) (executive producer - 16 episodes)
– Whip-Fight! (1960) (executive producer)
– The Forbidden Sea (1960) (executive producer)
– The Siege of Troy (1960) (executive producer)
– Prisoner in Paradise (1960) (executive producer)
– Isle of Eden (1960) (executive producer)
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1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Man Under Glass (1958) (producer)
 
Producers' Showcase (TV series) (associate director - 7 episodes, 1954-1955) (assistant director - 2 episodes, 1955-1957)
– Ruggles of Red Gap (1957) (assistant director)
– Our Town (1955) (associate director)
– The Fourposter (1955) (associate director)
– Wide, Wide World (1955) (associate director)
– Darkness at Noon (1955) (associate director)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series) (associate director - 1 episode)
– Adam and Evening (1956) (associate director)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
2000 919 Fifth Avenue (TV movie) (written by)
 
1996 A Season in Purgatory (TV movie) (novel)
 
1991 An Inconvenient Woman (TV movie) (novel)
 
1990 People Like Us (TV movie) (novel)
 
1987 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (TV movie) (novel)
 
1978 The Users (TV movie)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2008 Changeling
Man on Jury (uncredited)
 
2006 Bernard and Doris
Board Member
 
1997 Addicted to Love
Matheson
 
1993 Frasier (TV series)
Jeff
– Miracle on Third or Fourth Street (1993) … Jeff (voice)
 
1971 Bad Marien's Last Year (short)
Guest
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
2002 Murder in Greenwich (TV movie) (presenter)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary) (photographs courtesy of - 1 episode)
– Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady (2001) (photographs courtesy of)
 
1990 People Like Us (TV movie) (special consultant)
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series) (assistant to producer - 1 episode)
– Portrait of a Murderer (1958) (assistant to producer)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series) (associate director - 1 episode)
– Peter Pan (1955) (associate director)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (documentary) (thanks)
 
2003 Wonderland (the producers and director wish to thank - as Dominic Dunne)
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2011 Making the Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Dominick Dunne: After the Party (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Les derniers révoltés d'Hollywood (documentary)
Himself
 
2002-2008 Power, Privilege & Justice (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Host
– The Von Bulow Affair (2008) … Himself
– Cape Fear (2007) … Himself
– Family Plot (2007) … Himself
– The Starlet and the Skier (2006) … Himself - Host
– Mystery in the Mountains (2006) … Himself - Host
See all 8 episodes »
 
2007 The Closer (TV series)
Himself
– Til Death Do Us Part: Part II (2007) … Himself
– Til Death Do Us Part: Part I (2007) … Himself
 
2004-2007 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Dominick Dunne (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Disorder in the Court 2: 20 More Outrageous Courtroom Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Dominick Dunne - Les crimes de la jet set (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 2nd Annual Quill Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The Last Mogul (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joan Collins (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Guilty Pleasure: The Dominick Dunne Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Page to Screen (TV series documentary)
Host
 
2002 Liza and David (TV special)
Himself
 
1995-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Author
– Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady (2001) … Himself
– Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic (1999) … Himself
– Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil (1995) … Himself - Author
 
1998 The Roseanne Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Ruby (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1998) … Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Himself
 
1997 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dominique Dunne: An American Tragedy (1997) … Himself
 
1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.69 (1993) … Himself
 
1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 March 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Frontline (TV series documentary)
 
2002 American Justice (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Nonfiction book: The Way We Lived Then: The Recollections of a Well-known Name Dropper (1999) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dominic Dunne
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When you're down and out, there's no meaner place to live than Hollywood. You can get away with your embezzlements and your lies and your murders, but you can never get away with failing. See more »

Trivia:

His "big break" in the literary world came by chance: he was seated next to Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown at a dinner party. See more »

Nickname:

Nick See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio