Poltergeist
1982
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Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California , she made her on-screen debut with the television film Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979), and thereafter played the recurring roles of Erica on the drama series Family (1980), and Paulina Bornstein on the ...
Dec 29, 2021 · On October 30, 1982, actress Dominique Dunne was murdered by a man who supposedly loved her (via All That's Interesting). Born into a prominent family, her father, Dominick Dunne, was a journalist and her mother, Ellen Griffin, was an heiress.
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Dominique Dunne was an American actress who starred in Poltergeist, Breaking Away, and other films and TV shows. She was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 1982, after a turbulent relationship and a brief career.
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Aug 25, 2021 · Dominique Dunne was a young actress who starred in the 1982 horror film Poltergeist. She was strangled by her ex-boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after a flawed trial.
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Dec 22, 2021 · Dominique Dunne was a rising star in Hollywood, known for her role in Poltergeist, when she was strangled by John Thomas Sweeney, her abusive ex-boyfriend. Sweeney only served six years in prison and later became a chef at a fancy restaurant.
Dominique Dunne. Actress: Poltergeist. Dominique Ellen Dunne was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Ellen Beatriz Griffin Dunne and Dominick Dunne, a producer, actor, and writer.
Jun 1, 2024 · Griffin Dunne, actor and director, recalls the 1982 killing of his sister Dominique, a Poltergeist star, by an ex-boyfriend, and how it affected his family. He also praises his father Dominick, a journalist who covered the trial and other high-profile cases.
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