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Griffin Dunne
Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, film producer, and film director. Dunne studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City.
Early life.
Dunne was born Thomas Griffin Dunne in New York City, the son of Ellen Beatriz (née Griffin) and Dominick Dunne. He is the older brother of Alexander and Dominique Dunne. His mother founded the victims' rights organization "Justice for Homicide Victims" after Dominique's murder in
of his death, was published in 2004.
He was father to Quintana Roo Dunne, who died in 2005 after a series of illnesses. He was uncle to actors Griffin Dunne (who co-starred in "An American Werewolf in London") and Dominique Dunne (who co-starred in "Poltergeist").
His wife, Joan Didion, published "The Year of Magical Thinking" (2005), a memoir of the year following his death, during which their daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne,