In this first episode of Capote’s Coterie, we explore Truman Capote’s early years – from his tiny hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and the cast of characters there – including the…
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99. Capote’s Coterie | Setting the Stage
Welcome to a whole new season of Done and Dunne, where we take a journey into the life, writings, and connections of Truman Capote, and the circle he collected. In…
98. The Palm Beach Chronicles | Dorothy Spreckels Munn and Amado’s Guestbook of Kisses
We conclude our investigative journey through Palm Beach with dip into Dorothy Spreckels Munn and her home, Amado, both two true grand dames of Palm Beach. Continue your investigation with…
97. The Palm Beach Chronicles | Winter White Houses
We continue our investigation this week in Palm Beach with a little dip into the two homes known as Winter White Houses – La Querida and Mar-a-Lago, each with its…
96. The Palm Beach Chronicles | Grand Dames
Holy cats, y’all! This week we are doing a little run down of the Grand Dames of Palm Beach, according to The Shiny Sheet, originally aired as a Not Dunne…
95. The Palm Beach Chronicles | Gregg Sherwood Dodge and Roxanne Pulitzer
In our continuing quest to find the real Palm Beach, this episodes explores the stories of two of the most infamous women in the scene. First up, Gregg Sherwood Dodge,…
94. The Palm Beach Chronicles: Henry M. Flagler and His Wives | Mary Harkness, Ida Alice Shourds, and Mary Lily Kenan
Continuing in our Palm Beach Chronicles, this week we pick up the thread of Henry M. Flagler, big time deal in the town, and the tragic history of his three…
93. The Palm Beach Chronicles: Hotels, Scandals, and Clubs
We continue our investigation into Palm Beach this week with a journey into Henry M. Flagler and his hotels, The Royal Poinciana and The Breakers, that put this exclusive Florida…
92. The Palm Beach Chronicles: Dame Celia Lipton Upton Farris
In our continuing investigation into Dominick Dunne’s coverage of the real Palm Beach, we journey into the life and loves of Celia Lipton Farris. Famous at 15, married to the…
90. The Palm Beach Chronicles: Sue Whitmore and Mollie Wilmot
Oh my – we are working our way through some of the stories Dominick Dunne got a piece of in his investigations into this sunny fantasy land for the very…