174. Dunne's Best Friends | Erskine, Hollerith, and Sondheim!

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

True Crime, History

4.7 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Alicia is back from NYC with the stars of Broadway in her eyes. It seemed the perfect week to investigate Dominick Dunne's squad of best friends that include Howard Erskine, Charles Hollerith Jr., and Stephen Sondheim! These chums go all the way back to the late 1940s in their Williams College days, and what a life well led for each individual. But together - their lifelong friendship was truly spectacular. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dun & Done. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, and today, holy cats.
0:09.4	I just got back from a little weekend in New York City, the greatest city in the world with my bestie, a little early birthday present for me, and wowza. Do I have stories stories for you thank you for joining me today is
0:23.8	we are talking about how we do get by with a little help from our friends our man nick has an
0:31.8	incredible squad in his life he has three besties that have been altogether stuck like glue since 1947 in their
0:41.3	college days. They're a little bit like the four wins these guys. For wherever they traveled,
0:48.3	the ups and downs of each of their lives, they still got together every single year to celebrate in that friendship.
0:56.3	Today is really an incredible story of lifelong friends. Who are these four wins of friends?
1:04.7	Dominic Dunn, Natch, and the three others, Howard Erskine, Charles Hotherith Jr. and Stephen Sondheim.
1:13.4	What? You heard me right. Our man Nick and Stephen Sondheim were BFFs from 1947 onward.
1:22.6	You don't think Nick landed in Hollywood in 1957 with no connections.
1:29.6	Certainly, he had the television career in New York City.
1:33.7	He married Ellen Griffin and Arizona heiress, whose connections are no joke.
1:40.1	Dominic attended the Humphrey Bogart Pool Party with all the stars, and then he and Lenny move
1:46.7	into Harold Lloyd's Malibu Beach House. All those things are serving Dominic really well when he
1:53.3	lands in Hollywood, but our man Nick has been making connections with people from long, long ago
1:59.4	that will prove useful in his future.
2:03.2	These three men, Dominic's friends, from 1947 on, form a bond, a thing, a circle that no one
2:12.1	comes between. There's a whole lot of fun in this episode. These guys are kind of a big deal in the world and in Dominic's heart.
2:20.8	And with my heart being on Broadway this past week, what better time to explore Nick's besties?
2:28.5	Before we get into our investigation today, I do have some thanks to give to our most recent Patreon supporters.
2:35.8	Huge thanks, love and praise to Tammy H, Trisha H, and Jennifer C.
2:43.2	Thank you for your support, new folks.
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