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Done & Dunne

272. Dunne Profiles 1984's Ambitious Blondes

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

True Crime, History

4.7628 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

We go all the back in this episode to Dominick Dunne’s second submission for Vanity Fair in April 1984. Dunne takes us to the Ambitious Blondes of the day, following in the footsteps of the greats before them like Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, and Grace Kelly.

Included in this profile are many not-as-famous-as-they will-be blondes like Kim Basinger, Darryl Hannah, and Michelle Pfeffer. Also, a few other fair-haired ladies you might not be so familiar with, including Angelyne and Kelly Collins. Also includes a special appearance by Alana Collins Hamilton Stewart.

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0:00.0

Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co.

0:05.5

com.uk-Uk.woundary. That's audible.combe.ukeslustre. Welcome to Dunn and Dunn. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey,

0:17.3

All Things Dominic Dunn. Thank you for joining me today as we go way, way back into the writing of our man, Nick.

0:25.5

For this, wow, quite a spectacular episode, Dominic Dunn does begin his career for Vanity Fair writing about his daughter, Dominique, and the trial of her murderer. That piece was called Justice,

0:40.5

and it was published in March of 1984. Stunning piece, so much covered within our journey

0:48.4

here on this podcast. Dominic is back in L.A. for the trial, of course.

0:56.2

His return to the city that was once his after getting sober and putting his life together

1:02.7

from his crash and burn in the 1970s decade.

1:07.1

By the early 1980s, Dominic Dunn was living in New York City, putting together his next life,

1:14.1

his third act, and maybe not even seeing it come from Vanity Fair.

1:20.0

Justice, in March of 84, that premier essay, simply incredible stuff, but y'all. His next piece for Vanity Fair published in the

1:31.7

following month, April, 1984, well, investigators, it could not be more different. Dunn's follow-up

1:40.0

for the next month is a piece called Blonde Ambition. And I think it is truly wonderful that although

1:48.9

Dunn is back in Los Angeles for the gruesome business of the trial, you know our man Nick is still

1:55.8

interested in what he's interested in. And that is Stars and Hollywood and the scene.

2:03.8

You can take the boy out of Hollywood, but you cannot take Hollywood out of the boy, so it seems.

2:11.2

Before we begin this one today, I do want to take a moment to give some big thanks, praise,

2:16.7

and love to our newest supporters over at patreon.com slash done and done. I do want to take a moment to give some big thanks, praise, and love to our newest supporters

2:18.2

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2:25.4

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2:44.7

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2:56.0

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