In 1994 author James Ellroy wrote Hollywood Nocturnes, a collection of short stories, one of which was titled Dick Contino's Blues, a fictional take on the making of the film and surrounding back story starring Dick Contino.
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Sandra Giles
Bruno Vesota
The collection was inspired by Ellroy's having seen the film Daddy-O and finding cosmic significance in the image of Dick Contino, whom Ellroy tracked down to interview for the book.
Dick Cheney | Philip K. Dick | Moby-Dick | Dick Durbin | Dick Clark | Dick Dale | Dick Cavett | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Dick Gaughan | Dick Tracy | Dick Powell | Dick Emery | Dick Vermeil | Dick Van Dyke | Dick Haymes | Andy Dick | Dick Grayson | Dick Tiger | Dick Stockton | Fun with Dick and Jane | Dick Whittington and His Cat | Dick Norman | Dick Morrissey | Dick Gregory | Dick Giordano | Dick Bartley | Dick Hubbard | Dick Greenwood | Kirby Dick | Dick Turpin |