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Writers

Maureen Orth

Crime

The Killer’s Trail

The many identities of Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace’s murderer.

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Sep 1997 45min Permalink

Crime

A Made-for-Tabloid Murder

A young, pregnant woman named Laci Peterson disappears, her husband begins to act strangely, and one of the largest media circuses in history descends on the sleepy community of Modesto, CA.

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Aug 2003 15min Permalink

Movies & TV

On the Set of Apocalypse Now

It was the middle of the day in the steamy Philippine jungle and the sun was merciless. Director Francis Ford Coppola, dressed in rumpled white Mao pajamas, was slowly making his way upriver in a motor launch.

Maureen Orth Newsweek Jun 1977 15min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Mia's Story

“There was an unwritten rule in Mia Farrow’s house that Woody Allen was never supposed to be left alone with their seven-year-old adopted daughter, Dylan.”

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Nov 1992 40min Permalink

Politics

Arianna’s Virtual Candidate

A profile of Michael Huffington.

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Nov 1994 35min Permalink

Fort Bragg's Deadly Summer

Looking for answers following a mysterious string of slayings and suicides at the base.

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Dec 2002 40min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV Religion

What Katie Didn't Know

Scientology’s stronghold on Tom Cruise’s dating life.

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Sep 2012 30min Permalink

Cassini Royale

The man for whom the term “jet-setter” was coined left a bitterly fractured estate.

Maureen Orth Vanity Fair Sep 2010 35min Permalink