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Dominick Dunne [1925-2009] American

Rank: 105
Journalist, Producer

Dominick John Dunne was an American producer, writer and investigative journalist.
He began his career as a producer in film and television, noted for involvement with the pioneering gay film The Boys in the Band and the award winning drug film Panic in Needle Park.

Failure, Famous

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My father was this famous heart surgeon, a wonderful man... but there was something about me that drove him crazy.	Famous	101
For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless.	Failure	102
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.		103
I made no pretense of doing balanced reporting about murder. I was appalled by defense attorneys who would do anything to win an acquittal for a guilty person.		104
Within me, I knew I would never be a first-rate producer. I wasn't tough enough.		105
I've lived this very dramatic life, with high points and terrible low points. Nothing has been ordinary, and I want to have the experience of the last breath. I want a little drama to it.		106
I always love going back to Los Angeles, because it was my home for 24 years, and I have many friends there.		107
I had never attended a trial until my daughter's murder trial. What I witnessed in that courtroom enraged and redirected me.		108
You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life.		109
For my type of story and my kind of writing, I think 'Vanity Fair' is the right forum.		110
I think I need pictures with my articles.		111
I don't understand all about New York society. It's only when they are in trouble that I'm really interested.		112

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