NEW YORK — Best-selling author of crime stories
Author
Dominick Dunne, who told stories of shocking crimes among the rich and famous through his magazine articles and best-selling novelssuch as The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 83.
Actor-director Griffin Dunne said in a statement released by Vanity Fair that his father hadbeen battling bladder cancer for some time.
In September 2008, against the orders of his doctor and the wishes of his family, he flew to Las Vegas to attend the kidnap-robberytrial of O.J. Simpson, a postscript to his coverage of Simpson's 1995 murder trial that spiked Dunne's considerable fame.
In the past year, Dunne had traveled to Germany and the Dominican Republic for experimental stem-cell treatments to fight his cancer.
He discontinued his column in Vanity Fair to concentrate on finishing another novel, Too Much Money, which is to come out in December.
He also made a number of appearances to promote a documentary film about his life, After the Party.
Dunne was part of a famous family that also included his brother, novelist and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne; his brother's wife, author Joan Didion; and his son, Griffin.
Arkansas, Pages 10 on 08/27/2009