Dominick Dunne

Gay Icons and American Dreams in New Documentary: Making the Boys

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalie Wood, Michael Cunninghan, William Friedkin, Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, Mart Crowley, Paul Rudnick, Robert Wagner, Stonewall Riots, Judy Garland, Crayton Robey, Dominick Dunne, Peter White, Laurence Luckinbill, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marlene Dietrich, Tony Kushner, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

Crayton Robey's ambitious new documentary Making the Boys, about The Boys in the Band, chronicles the life, times and resonance of a cultural phenomenon.

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HuffPost Readers' Picks: 15 Books You Read Over The Weekend And Loved (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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We asked you, whether by tweeting or Facebook , to tell us what books gave your weekend that little special something. From classics to current bestse...

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Lunch with Dominick Dunne

Isabel Vincent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dominick Dunne, Lily Safra, Lily Safra Book, Wealthy Widows, Gilded Lily, Books News
Isabel Vincent

Dominick raised an eyebrow. I passed him the manila envelope with the parts of my manuscript he had not yet read.

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Dead Folks, 2009: The Missed and the Not Missed

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Budd Schulberg, E. Lynn Harris, Roy E. Disney, James Whitmore, Don Hewitt, Andy Rooney, Gene Barry, Patrick Mcgoohan, Fred Travalena, Farrah Fawcett, Arnold Stang, Ron Silver, Dominick Dunne, Robert Novak, Beatrice Arthur, Soupy Sales, David Lloyd, Frank Mccourt, Jennifer Jones, Ed McMahon, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Robert McNamara, John Updike, Susan Atkins, Dom Deluise, Army Archerd, Brittany Murphy, Larry Gelbart, Ricardo Montalban, Gale Storm, Natasha Richardson, Oral Roberts, Ricardo Montalbán, Doctor Who, Ted Kennedy, John Hughes, George Pal, Herbert G. Klein, Walter Cronkite, Karl Malden, David Carradine, Eastwick, Patrick Swayze, Peter Jackson, Patrick Stewart, Henry Gibson, Celebrity Obituraries, Obituaries, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

Here's my own brief look at some of the more notable celebrity deaths of 2009. As always, they fall into two categories: "The Good Riddance List" and "The Folks We'll Miss List."

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"Too Much Money": Dunne's Last Book Makes Jabs At The Rich

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Too Much Money" (Crown Publishing, 288 pages, $26), by Dominick Dunne: You didn't think the grave could possibly silence one of the most famous chron...

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Media Deaths 2009: Cronkite, Hewitt, Dunne, Novak, Safire, Mays, Harvey & More Remembered

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don Hewitt, Paul Harvey, William Safire, Walter Cronkite, Billy Mays, Frank Mccourt, Dominick Dunne, John Updike, 2009 Media Deaths, Alfred Knopf Jr., Robert Novak, Media News

2009 may go down as the year of celebrity deaths — in no small part due to Walter Cronkite, who passed away in July and whose September memorial...

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Dominick Dunne's Apartment Up For Sale (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Real Estate, Slidepoll, Dominick Dunne Estate, Slideshow, Vanity Fair, Real Estate, Dominick Dunne Apartment, Dominick Dunne, Dominick Dunne Apartment for Sale, New York News

The estate of the late, great Dominick Dunne has put his midtown Manhattan apartment on the market. Priced at $1.45 million, the 1 bedroom, 1 bathroo...

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Dominick Dunne's Bisexuality Confirmed By Son (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dominick Dunne died before he was able to promote his most recent book, "Too Much Money", a novel skewering the rich and powerful. His son Griffin Dun...

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Dominick Dunne Dead At 83

AP | POLLY ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Author Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling b...

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Dominick Dunne Remembered: Vanity Fair's "Our Man Dominick"

Vanity Fair | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dominick Dunne, Michael Hogan, Vanity Fair, Media News

When Dominick Dunne died in August, he had become what he'd always yearned to be, a bona fide celebrity. The dapper V.F. contributor and novelist was ...

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The End Of 2009's Summer Of Death

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Don Hewitt, Mary Travers, Farrah Fawcett, Dominick Dunne, Ted Kennedy, John Hughes, Dom Deluise, Robert S. McNamara, Walter Cronkite, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays, DJ AM, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Frank Mccourt, David Carradine, Patrick Swayze, Les Paul, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens. But all through the summer of 2009 came a ...

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Dominick Dunne's Funeral: Celebrities And Fond Memories (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP Article, Huffington Post slideshow below) NEW YORK -- Chronicler of the rich and powerful Dominick Dunne was eulogized as a great father, gossi...

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Dominick Dunne (1925-2009): A Lovely Man Who Took No Prisoners -- Starting with Himself

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jesse Kornbluth

I met Dominick Dunne in 1975, just before he took a high dive into the failure pool. We re-connected after his daughter's murder, were colleagues at Vanity Fair, friends since.

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Remembering Dominick Dunne

Dan Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Abrams

It was no easy feat becoming Dominick Dunne. The most celebrated chronicler of downtrodden socialites, he feasted on their famine with little sympathy. Yet somehow they invited him back.

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Dominick Dunne (1925-2009): A Lovely Man Who Took No Prisoners -- Starting with Himself

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Griffin Dunne, Joan Didion, Frank Sinatra, Liz Smith, Tina Brown, Dominick Dunne, Dominick Dunne: After the Party, Vanity Fair, Oregon, Media News
Jesse Kornbluth

The story is no puzzle -- if Dunne's account is remotely accurate, the recipe for early success and midlife failure was developed at home.

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Dominick Dunne Battling Cancer In German Facility

New York Post | Cindy Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRIFFIN Dunne and I spoke quietly about his dad, Dominick Dunne. A private conversation until Griffin said: "You can report this. It's OK because my d...

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A Sane Holiday Gift Guide: Great Books/CDs/DVDs, Made By People For People, Most Under $20

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Van Morrison, Swiss Army Knife, Alan Furst, State of Play, Seth Greenland, Bon Iver, Arsene Lupin, Tallis Scholars, Dominick Dunne, Miles Davis, The Castle, Masters of Chica, Josh Ritter, Walter Tevis, Peace Coffee, The Snowman, Junior Wells, Local Hero, Sant' Eustachio, The Byrds, Umalali, Holiday Gifts, Housing Crisis, Holiday Gift Guide, Style News
Jesse Kornbluth

I refuse to contribute to the gloom by suggesting that you scribble gift cards for free backrubs to your loved ones.

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Dominick Dunne Returns TO OJ Simpson Courtroom After Hospitalization

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was greeted by O.J. Simpson as he returned to a Las Vegas courtroom Tuesday to cover the forme...

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Dominick Dunne Hospitalized In Las Vegas

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne was released from a hospital Monday after being stricken with pain in the courtroom in the O.J...

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