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Actors you may not know are dead, Died - Dead, Actors - Actress, Voice News, Audio News,Dominique Dunne

Dominique Dunne

The 1982 film Poltergeist was a smash horror hit that launched a franchise, but behind the scenes, there were so many troubling stories after the film wrapped that talk eventually spread of a "curse" affecting the cast.

In addition to young Heather O'Rourke, who passed away in 1988 at the age of 12, another actress from the film also met an early demise. Dominique Dunne was born into a life of privilege in Santa Monica to a ranching heiress and TV writer and producer Dominick Dunne. Dominique got off to a fast start in Hollywood, compiling a list of early credits that included appearances in the TV shows Chips, Fame, and The Quest. Poltergeist might have been her big breakthrough, but it sadly wasn't to be: the same year the film arrived in theaters, her deranged ex-boyfriend, John Thomas Sweeney, murdered her in her own driveway in West Hollywood on November 4, 1982.