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Hollywood titan's haunting deathbed secret that he feared would blow up his Poltergeist actress daughter's murder trial - and left him on the brink of suicide
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hollywood titan's haunting deathbed secret that he feared would blow up his Poltergeist actress daughter's murder trial - and left him on the brink of suicide

Daily Mail  

The brutal murder of promising actress Dominique Dunne, star of 1982 blockbuster Poltergeist, left her prominent Hollywood family traumatized. Alex, Dominique, and Griffin with their father, Dominick Dunne, in 1967 at the Chateau Marmont Dominique Dunne, far right, starring in the 1982 blockbuster Poltergeist shortly before she was brutally murdered on the driveway of her West Hollywood home Griffin Dunne …

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Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Griffin Dunne says he’s grateful his parents raised him with what he affectionately calls “benign neglect” in 1970s and ‘80s Los Angeles because it encouraged creativity and risk-taking that led to some wild experiences he chronicles in his new memoir. “The Friday Afternoon Club, A Family Memoir,” out Tuesday from Penguin Press, is filled with raucous tales …

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Actor Griffin Dunne revisits his Hollywood childhood in 'The Friday Afternoon Club'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Actor Griffin Dunne revisits his Hollywood childhood in 'The Friday Afternoon Club'

NPR  

Actor Griffin Dunne revisits his Hollywood childhood in 'The Friday Afternoon Club' In a new memoir, Dunne writes about growing up in a family of storytellers, his complicated relationship with fame and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. But at the heart of Griffin's new memoir, "The Friday Afternoon Club," is also the …

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Griffin Dunne’s memoir shows a life of privilege and misadventure haunted by his sister’s murder
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Griffin Dunne’s memoir shows a life of privilege and misadventure haunted by his sister’s murder

LA Times  

Book Review The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir By Griffin Dunne Penguin Press: 400 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Sure, this is the story of Martin Scorsese’s dark screwball classic “After Hours,” but, based on his own testimony, it could as …

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Griffin Dunne’s sister’s murder provides the pulse of his family memoir
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Griffin Dunne’s sister’s murder provides the pulse of his family memoir

LA Times  

On the Shelf The Friday Afternoon Club By Griffin Dunne Penguin: 400 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Dunne carved his own path, starring in the films “An American Werewolf in London,” “After Hours” and “Johnny Dangerously,” while producing movies that included “Running …

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Fresh Air Weekend: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fresh Air Weekend: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne

NPR  

Fresh Air Weekend: Yo-Yo Ma; Actor Griffin Dunne toggle caption Larry French/Getty Images North America Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. This week: Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia: About 25 years ago, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma asked a …

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