Done & Dunne

This week, our investigation brings us to the final days of Marilyn Monroe's life, and to her legacy. Recommended Sources:Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe, by Anthony Summers (Amazon)Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept Secrets, by James Spada (Amazon)The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe, by Sarah Churchwell (Amazon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are exploring the summer of 1962 for Marilyn Monroe - with multiple plotlines developing. A studio looking to smear her, a doctor and housekeeper with questionable practices, and a few high-level summer romances bring a very complicated summer for Marilyn, whichever biographer you follow.Recommended Sources:Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe, by Anthony Summers (Amazon)Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, by Donald Spoto (Amazon)Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept Secrets, by James Spada (Amazon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, our investigation brings Marilyn Monroe into 1962, a year much more public than her last. From buying a home to keeping company with John F. Kennedy, Marilyn's January to May are filled with future planning, a return to work, and a few legendary parties too - one of which causes the final fallout between Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return this week to Marilyn Monroe, looking specifically in her years of 1960 and 1961. We intersect all of our familiar players, like Sam Giancana, John F. Kennedy, and Frank Sinatra, as well as introduce a few new ones, such as Clark Gable and Yves Montand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Double-Dunne episode, we explore the life and times of Judith Campbell Exner. Associated in more than you may expect - not just the girlfriend of Frank Sinatra, John F. Kennedy, and Sami Giancana, Judith stands alongside Marilyn Monroe - both women were used by powerful men of the generation for their own aims and motivations.Song: The Lucky One, Taylor Swifthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YorGiUHz4sYSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn_Ndtw7qkYhttps://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-dark-side-of-camelot-vol-29-no-8/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-03-21-9001300892-story.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2013-nov-21-la-ol-jfks-lover-50-years-on-20131121-story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/27/us/judith-exner-is-dead-at-65-claimed-affair-with-kennedy.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/06/24/judith-campbell-exner/939961b3-b7e0-4709-abab-a6cf90d010af/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e959c28b1626https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191312128/frederick-w_-immoorhttps://archive.org/stream/nsia-CampbellJudithExner/nsia-CampbellJudithExner/Campbell%20Exner%20J%2018_djvu.txthttp://allenarchive-dev.iac.gatech.edu/items/show/4370https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2018/docid-32289524.pdfhttps://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/docid-32288036.pdfhttps://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/docid-32331173.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we gather the cast of our existing players including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Peter Lawford into the years of 1959 and 1960, as well as introduce a few new players too. Jeanne Carmen, Judith Campbell, Sam Giancana, and Johnny Roselli enter our story here for the first of a double-dip this week on Done and Dunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we explore the long and complicated relationship between Peter Lawford and Frank Sinatra through 1960, and reveal the hidden origins of the 1960 Rat Pack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, we drop into the year 1958 to catch up with Dominick and his family moving into their new Beverly Hills home.1958 is a big year all around, as we connect a few through lines with Truman Capote and his 1958 novella, Breakfast at Tiffany's into our Dunne and Marilyn Monroe arcs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we travel back to the life and times of Harold Lloyd, famous silent film star with decades of Hollywood history, in addition to being the Dunne's first landlord when they arrived in California in 1957. Also included: a dip into Benedict Canyon and a few of its famous players. Harold had some very swell neighbors like Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and David O. Selznick.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, we continue through our arc of 'A Nick In Time,' advancing Dominick Dunne into his first act in Hollywood in 1957. Dunne's entry into the scene is provided by Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, who were connected initially by the legendary literary agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices