Dominick Dunne Dead At Age 83

The Best-selling author and journalist, who gained fame for his coverage of OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial, lost his battle with bladder cancer.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: August 26, 2009

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NEW YORK (AP) - Best-selling author and journalist Dominick
Dunne has died. He was 83.
His son, actor-director Griffin Dunne, said that Dunne had been
battling bladder cancer for some time. He died Wednesday at his
home in Manhattan.
Dominick Dunne didn't let his cancer stop him from working. In
September, against his doctor's orders and his family's wishes, he
flew to Las Vegas to attend O.J. Simpson's kidnap-robbery trial - a
postscript to his coverage of Simpson's 1995 murder trial that
spiked Dunne's fame.
Born in 1925 in Hartford, Conn., Dunne was part of a famous
family that included his brother, novelist and screenwriter John
Gregory Dunne; his brother's wife, author Joan Didion; and his son,
Griffin.
His actress daughter, Dominique Dunne, was slain in 1982 when
she was 22.

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