Dunne

[ duhn ]

noun

Fin·ley Peter [fin-lee], /ˈfɪn li/, 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
John Gregory, 1932–2003, U.S. writer.

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She finished it in 88 days during the year after Dunne’s death.
Joan Didion Wrote About Grief Like No One Else Could | Annabel Gutterman | December 23, 2021 | Time
It was the first time in 40 years that Didion did not receive feedback from Dunne on a writing project.
Joan Didion Wrote About Grief Like No One Else Could | Annabel Gutterman | December 23, 2021 | Time
Read more reviews by Stephanie ZacharekEven so, Dunne—who has performed in several of Lloyd’s stage productions—gives plenty of dimension to Sandra’s particular brand of anxiety, optimism and determination.
In Herself, a Young Dublin Mother Builds a House to Find Her Way Home | Stephanie Zacharek | January 8, 2021 | Time
This is not 1937, but we are again living in troubled times—and if extraordinary measures are needed to make Dunne’s quip be taken seriously, those measures will be well in keeping with the court’s history.
Beyond Court Packing: The Supreme Court Has Always Been Political | James D. Zirin | November 2, 2020 | Time
Walking through the center of town near Dunne Park offers keen observers a hidden funfair of skewed geometry.
Silicon Valley Mansions, Swallowed Alive | Geoff Manaugh | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

There's a scene in which a nude Amy Elliott-Dunne, played with committed gusto by Rosamund Pike, is washing off in the shower.
Yes, Ben Affleck Goes Full-Frontal in ‘Gone Girl,’ Confronting One of Cinema’s Last Taboos | Marlow Stern | October 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Griffin Dunne directed that episode and he wanted me to feel like a caged animal.
Julianna Margulies's Favorite 'The Good Wife' Scenes | Julianna Margulies | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Nothing here but Oxy and coal," says one of the subjects of Sean Dunne's mournful documentary Oxyana.
How Drugs Ruined This Small Town | David Frum | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dunne and the crew were threatened on the Internet and by email before even arriving in Oceana to film.
‘Oxyana’ Documentary at Tribeca Exposes the OxyContin Epidemic | Marlow Stern | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dunne went away still unsatisfied, promising that he would come back and try it again.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
Dunne went to prison,” he mused, “and the farm was mortgaged to defray the expenses of the trial.
David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates
David Dunne,” demanded Little Teacher, “did you bring that mouse to school?
David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates
“Dunne has grown a little gaunt-eyed since he first came here,” said one of his chosen friends to a classmate one evening.
David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates
To be sure the jury were all his friends; they had known him when he was little “barefoot Dave Dunne.”
David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates

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