by David Gura

Vanity Fair reports that writer Dominick Dunne died last night, after a bout with bladder cancer. He was 83.

In 1984, Dunne became a Vanity Fair contributing editor; then, in 1993, he became a special correspondent for the magazine. Vanity Fair's editors, in an unsigned obituary, say Dunne "famously covered the trials of O. J. Simpson, the Menendez brothers, Michael Skakel, William Kennedy Smith, and Phil Spector, as well as the impeachment of President Bill Clinton."

He wrote memorable profiles on numerous personalities, among them Imelda Marcos, Robert Mapplethorpe, Elizabeth Taylor, Claus von Bulow, Adnan Khashoggi, and Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. His monthly column provided a glimpse inside high society, and captivated readers.