In today’s episode, we take an tour of Laurel Canyon, from the 16th Century to the Present Day. Laurel Canyon’s storied history is fascinating and complex and all the players…
45. Not Dunne Yet | Down at the New Amsterdam
In this Bonus Dunne Day Episode, Alicia takes you first to the West Coast to explore San Francisco’s New Amsterdam, forever preserved in the song Mr. Jones by the Counting Crows. Then,…
44. The Flapper and The Bad Boy | Olive Thomas and Jack Pickford
Continuing our journey into Old Hollywood, Alicia unpacks the wild romance of the “It Couple” of Hollywood in the late 1910s, Olive Thomas and Jack Pickford. Both certainly have their…
43. The Garden of Allah
It’s the beginning of a new season, and we are shifting our focus back to the West Coast! Long before The Beverly Hills Hotel or the Chateau Marmont, there was…
38. Vanderbilt Family Values | Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
In this first of a week of daily episodes, we resume with the Cornelius Vanderbilt II family, picking up the story in 1920. Reggie is going to find a new…
37. Hever Castle | Two Tudor Queens and an Astor too
This week, it is a bonus episode from Done and Dunne Patreon! We explore Hever Castle, standing in the Kent countryside since the 12th century, and talk about its connections…
36. Vanderbilt Family Values | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Today, we begin our investigation into the storied Gilded Age American family, the Vanderbilts. We’ll start with the second generation, where no one was shy about their wealth, with the…
35. Notorious | Meet Me at Mortimer’s: Glenn Bernbaum
This week, we are going back to the East Coast, New York City in fact – to the toniest hot spot of all the swells in the Upper East Side…
34: Notorious | Paul Bern
In this week’s episode, we investigate the mysterious 1932 death of filmmaker Paul Bern, and explore the history of his Benedict Canyon home. The Harlow-Bern House would become significant to…
33: Notorious | Lana Turner
Actress Lana Turner was one of the many famous faces who embraced Dominick when he first made Hollywood his home in the mid-1950s. His timing was impeccable; a few short…