Done & Dunne

360. Spiderwebs Bonus: Belle Burden | A Cautionary Tale

In 2023, Belle Burden, a granddaughter of Babe Paley, published an essay in the New York Times Modern Love column called, "Was I Married to a Stranger?" It's a question a

359. California Crime | The Disappearing Ed Pauley Jr.

Dominick Dunne reports in September 2001 on the death of Ed Pauley, Jr. the son of a prominent Hollywood scion. The odd thing - Pauley's death and its gruesome details we

358. Jay’s Granny Really Hates Ava Gardner

We do love Listener Letters around here, and Jay sent us a real gem recently. His Granny really hated Ava Gardner for reasons that stayed with her a lifetime. Send your

357. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | The Verdict, Aftermath and Last Words

In this final episode of the Sunny and Claus von Bülow arc, we investigate the fallout from the verdict in the second trial, its aftermath, and provide Dunne the final wo

356. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | The Jury Is Out

In the four days of jury deliberations in the 1985 trial of Claus von Bulow, Dominick Dunne is very deep into his reporting on this piece, even landing an invite to Clare

355. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Second Trial

In this episode, we continue our investigation into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, dipping into all the information Dominick Dunne is gathering during the 1985 re-trial of Cl

354. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Andrea Reynolds

In this episode, we continue our journey into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, and answer the question posed in the previous episode – who is the mysterious Mrs. Reynolds? It d

353. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Second Coma, First Trial

In this episode, we continue our journey into Sunny and Claus von Bülow. This week, Sunny is placed into her final and irreversible coma in December 1980, and her husband

352. Clarendon Court | A Real Estate Diversion

This week we pull one from the Patreon Vault to explore Clarendon Court in Newport RI, the home and its colorful history with so many spiderwebs. From its construction to

351. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Marriage, Mistresses, and Maids: June 1966 to December 1980

In this episode, we continue our journey into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, taking them from their June 1966 marriage to Christmas 1980, as the second attempted murder of Su

350. Sunny and Claus von Bülow | Background, Courtship, and Warnings

We begin a deeper investigation into the scandal that rocked high society in the 1980s, the twice attempted murder of Sunny von Bülow and the subsequent trials of her sec

349. The Swan Song of Truman Capote

In this final episode of our Summer of Swans, we travel to the California home of Joanne Carson where Truman Capote spent his last days in August of 1984. Truman, infam

348. The Swan Feud | Truman Capote’s Third Act

This week, we begin the wind down our summer Swan series by investigating the third act of Truman Capote, including those scandalous chapters of Answered Prayers which ta

347. Capote vs. Vidal | The Real Feud, Part 2

What happened at the White House in 1961? How does Lee become the real villain in this story, at least according to Truman? So much bad blood, and these problems can neve

346. Capote vs. Vidal | The Real Feud

It is time to bring all the spiderwebs together. This week, it is the first part of the actual feud happening – the one between Gore Vidal, Truman Capote and Lee Radziwil

345. The Dear Princess Swan | Lee Radziwell

In this episode, we explore the life, loves, and increasingly complicated relationships of Lee Bouvier Radziwill, which a lens to two in particular. The first with her si

344. A Mother of an Episode | Nina Gore Vidal and Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss

Truman Capote had a feud with his Swans, sure. But do you know about the just-as-famous feud with fellow writer and raconteur Gore Vidal? Their epic battle got nasty, and

343. Pamela Harriman | The Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Swan

In this episode, we investigate the life and times of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, perhaps the premier courtesan of the 20th century. Pamela also married a fe

342. The Swans | Marella Angelli

In today's episode, we continue our summertime of the Swans with the story of Marella Agnelli. One of the least covered of the Swans, Marella’s life was filled with glamo

341. Wild Child Cornelia Guest

In our summer series continuing with The Swans, we take a little journey this week into an adjacent story. Our focus this week is the beloved daughter of C.Z. Guest, Corn