281. Dunne's Suite Life at the Chateau Marmont
Done & Dunne
Hemlock Creatives
4.7 • 629 Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
We take a wander down memory lane in this episode, direct from Dominick Dunne himself. Dunne contributed an essay for the Chateau Marmont Hollywood Handbook edited by Andre Balazs. In this piece from 1997, Dunne reveals so much about his journey as it intersects through Los Angeles and the iconic hotel.
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| 0:33.4 | Welcome to Dunn and Dunn. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn. |
| 0:40.7 | Thank you for joining me for this first episode of 26 New Year, New Investigations. |
| 0:48.0 | We're going to have some fun intersecting all things our man Nick loved the most, a little high society, a little Hollywood, |
| 0:57.2 | and a whole lot of justice this year. In this episode, we begin 2026 by coming back to Dominic Dunn, |
| 1:06.1 | centering in on the main character in this investigation and intersecting Nick into Hollywood in a piece |
| 1:14.0 | that I think will sound familiar in many ways to you, but also with some new pieces of information |
| 1:20.0 | that will satisfy longtime listeners, as Dominic Dunn reveals all about his sweet life at the Chateau Marmont. |
| 1:30.0 | Dunn will stay at this legendary hotel in Hollywood through his coverage of the Menendez |
| 1:35.2 | and the Simpson trials. This hotel was a big deal even further back for him in his time in Hollywood |
| 1:42.4 | in his first act too. |
| 1:45.2 | The Chateau Marmont even had a legendary place in Dunn's heart as a nine-year-old boy. |
| 1:51.8 | This one really does have everything you like directly from our man Nick. |
| 1:57.3 | I was delighted to get myself a little holiday gift this year, which is the Chateau Marmont |
| 2:04.8 | Hollywood Handbook, edited by Andre Belage, owner of the Chateau Marmont. Many amazing writers in this |
| 2:13.8 | compilation, a lot of really interesting bits of information. |
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