▼ Author Community Vote 161 days ago 1925-2009 ... Jesse Kornbluth Dominick Dunne 1925-2009 ... Jesse Kornbluth/The Huffington Post - — Dominick Dunne, who died last night, was Vanity Fair's brightest star for more than two decades. If you don't know the real story, that is how you'll remember him. A success. A winner.