Dominick Dunne

Dominnick Dunne fought in Second World War. After that, he moved to New York, first, and then to Hollywood to work on TV. In 1979, beset with addictions, Dunne left Hollywood and moved to rural Oregon. Here he says he overcame his personal demons and wrote his first book, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles. His regular collaboration in Vanity Fair made him famous. He also wrote People Like Us and A Season in Purgatory.