Dominick Dunne, R.I.P.

Author  and Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne has passed away at 83 in Manhattan. His son, actor Griffin Dunne, released  a statement to Vanity Fair that the cause of death was bladder cancer. He wrote extensively about the O.J. Simpson trial and the impeachment of President Clinton. His daughter, actress  Dominique Dunne of the original ‘Poltergeist’ film, was murdered by her boyfriend in 1982 and Dunne was a very vocal supporter of Victim’s Rights. Dominick Dunne was part of a  well-known family that included his screenwriter brother John Gregory Dunne, his brother’s wife, author Joan Didion and  is survived by his sons Griffin Dunne and Alex Dunne and one granddaughter.

For more on the life of Dunne, read the full Vanity Fair article here.