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John Gregory Dunne

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    (May 25, 1932-December 30, 2003)
    Born in Hartford, Connecticut
    Brother of Dominick Dunne
    Husband of Joan Didion
    With Didion wrote the screenplays 'Panic in Needle Park' (1971), 'A Star Is Born' (1976), 'True Confessions' (1981) and 'Up Close & Personal' (1996)
    Wrote the novels 'Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season' (1974), 'True Confessions' (1977), 'Dutch Shea, Jr.' (1982), 'Harp' (1990), 'Playland' (1994) and 'Nothing Lost' (published posthumously, 2004)
    Also wrote 'The Studio' (1967), 'The Red, White and the Blue' (1987) and 'Monster: Living Off The Big Screen' (1997)
    Frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books

Why he might be annoying:

    During basic training in the Army, he lost his rifle.
    He was overshadowed as a writer by both his brother and his wife.
    He and Didion were called 'the First Family of Angst' by the Saturday Review.
    He covered the O.J. trial for the New York Review of Books while his brother was covering it for Vanity Fair.
    Although a non-practicing Catholic, he said 'On my deathbed, I hope there's a priest nearby to hedge my bet.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He began writing in childhood to express himself despite a severe stutter.
    He was known for his sardonic wit.
    He and Didion adopted a daughter.
    He did not mind being thought of as 'Mr. Joan Didion,' and often bragged about his wife's success.
    An interviewer wrote about him and Didion, 'For depressed people, they certainly laugh a lot.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying