Griffin Dunne Recalls the Tragedy That Reshaped His Family

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In his forthcoming memoir, ‘The Friday Afternoon Club,’ the actor shares memories of Dominique Dunne, Dominick Dunne, Joan Didion, and other family members.

1982 Johnston gently informed my mother that her daughter had been strangled by a man named John Sweeney. At this moment Dominique Dunne was still alive, though she had been placed on life support at Cedars-Sinai hospital. The detective asked if there was anyone she’d like to call. Though they had been divorced for 16 years, my father was the first and only person who came to mind. She reached for the phone but it fell to the floor, scaring the cat off her lap.

We announced ourselves to an ICU nurse who explained she couldn’t let us in until she saw our identification, because some members of the press had tried to pass themselves off as family to get a picture of Dominique on life support. Johnston was waiting for us and after gently greeting my mother introduced himself to Alex, Dad, and me. He seemed genuinely upset, even angered by our circumstance, and we liked him immediately.

 

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