Dunne, John Gregory, 1932-2003

American author.

From the description of John Gregory Dunne papers, 1969-[on-going]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122514577

Dunne was born on May 25, 1932 in Hartford, CT; AB, Princeton Univ., 1954; became an author, writing novels, non-fiction and with wife Joan Didion, several screenplays, including: Panic in Needle Park (1971), Play it as it lays (1972), and with others, A star is born (1976); his novels include: Vegas : a memoir of a dark season (1974), True confessions (1977), Dutch Shea, Jr. (1982), The red, white and blue (1987), and Playland (1994); other books include: Delano : the story of the California grape strike (1967), The studio (1969), Quintana and friends (1978), Harp (autobiography), and Crooning : a collection (1990).

From the description of Papers, 1967- (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40720179

Biography

Dunne was born on May 25, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut; AB, Princeton University, 1954; became an author, writing novels, non-fiction and with wife Joan Didion, several screenplays, including: Panic in Needle Park (1971), Play it as it lays (1972), and with others, A star is born (1976); his novels include: Vegas: a memoir of a dark season (1974), True confessions (1977), Dutch Shea, Jr. (1982), The red, white and blue (1987), and Playland (1994); other books include: Delano: the story of the California grape strike (1967), The studio (1969), Quintana and friends (1978), Harp (autobiography), and Crooning: a collection (1990).

From the guide to the John Gregory Dunne Papers, 1967-, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)