Storytelling, Family & Tragedy with Griffin Dunne

Published: June 24, 2024, 9 a.m.

Actor and Director Griffin Dunne grew up surrounded by Hollywood fame and celebrity \u2014 his father was a TV producer, his aunt the renowned writer Joan Didion, his sister a blossoming actress and the late Carrie Fisher his best friend and onetime roommate. But the Dunne family became famous for tragedy when Griffin\u2019s 22-year-old sister Dominique was murdered by her boyfriend. Dunne\u2019s father, Dominick, chronicled the tumult of the murder trial for Vanity Fair, while privately struggling as a closeted homosexual. Kara talks to Dunne about the difficult decision to revisit these moments in his new memoir The Friday Afternoon Club.\n\nQuestions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find Kara on Threads/Instagram @karaswisher\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices