John Gregory Dunne’s Death – Cause and Date

The novelist John Gregory Dunne died at the age of 71. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

The younger brother of fellow author, Dominick Dunne, he is known for his screenplays, novels, and works of literary criticism. His works of fiction include Nothing Lost and Dutch Shea, Jr.

He remained married to author Joan Didion until his death. He and Didion had one adopted daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne.

Dunne and Didion moved to Manhattan. He died there of a heart attack on December 30, 2003. His final novel, Nothing Lost, which was in galleys at the time of his death, was published in 2004.

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You do nonfiction, you get to meet people you would not normally meet.

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I’ve always thought a novelist only has one character, and that is himself or herself. In my case, me.

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All life is inherently dangerous. But beyond that, Los Angeles is just a wonderful place to be.

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In the spring of 1988, my wife, Joan Didion, and I were approached about writing a screenplay based on a book by Alanna Nash called ‘Golden Girl,’ a biography of the late network correspondent and anchorwoman Jessica Savitch.

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Most anyplace one lives is essentially dangerous. There are floods in the Midwest, and tornadoes. There are hurricanes along the Gulf. In New York, you get mugged.