Actor Griffin Dunne Revisits His Hollywood Childhood

演员格里芬·邓恩重温他的好莱坞童年

Fresh Air

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2024-06-11

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Dunne grew up in Beverly Hills, in a family of storytellers — including his father, author Dominic. He talks about his complicated relationship with fame and the trauma the family experienced after the 1982 murder of his sister, Dominique. Dunne's new memoir is 'The Friday Afternoon Club.' Maureen Corrigan reviews 'Consent,' by Jill Ciment. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • As the son of writer and television producer Dominic Dunn, Griffin Dunn grew up in the center of old Hollywood.

  • His father's lavish parties made for countless stories about the rich and famous.

  • Sean Connery saved him from drowning when he was eight.

  • His first babysitter was Elizabeth Montgomery, the actor who played Samantha and bewitched, and he shared one of his first apartments with one of his best friends, Carrie Fisher.

  • But at the heart of Griffin's new memoir, the Friday Afternoon Club, is also the story of tragedy and how the Dunn family overcame it.

  • Mental illness, addiction, a closeted father, and the death of Griffin's sister, Dominique, who was killed by an ex boyfriend in 1982 when she was 22 years old.

  • Griffin Dunn began working in Hollywood as an actor.

  • His breakout roles were in the 1981 comedy An American Werewolf in London and the 1985 Martin Scorsese directed movie after hours, which Griffin co produced.

  • His most recent work includes roles in this is succession and the Girls on the Bus.

  • Griffin Dunn is also a director.

  • In 2017, he directed the Netflix documentary the center will not hold about his aunt, Joan Didion and Griffin Dunn, welcome to Fresh Air.

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