Domino Harvey
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Domino Harvey (August 7, 1969 – June 27, 2005) was a British-born turned Los Angeles bounty hunter, notable within that field for being female, rebellious, and from a privileged background. Contrary to belief she was not a model like her mother.
The daughter of Lithuanian actor Laurence Harvey and his third wife and widow, British supermodel Paulene Stone, she was reportedly named after Bond girl Domino Derval from the movie Thunderball (the character's real name was Dominique, though she was called Domino). However, her mother's choice of name was actually inspired by actress and former fellow model Dominique Sanda.
Harvey claimed that she had initially followed her mother's footsteps as a Ford model before turning to more dangerous careers, but her employment with the agency has not been confirmed. She did run a London nightclub, worked as a San Diego ranch hand, volunteered with the Boulevard Fire & Rescue company near the Mexican border and, eventually, started bounty hunting.
In and out of drug rehabilitation for years, on May 4, 2005, she was arrested for allegedly dealing methamphetamines. She was awaiting trial and under house arrest at the time of her death. She would have faced up to ten years in jail if she had been convicted.
On June 27, Harvey was found dead in a bathtub in West Hollywood after she became unresponsive while talking to Peter Dice, a "sobriety guardian" Ms. Harvey had hired to help control her drug use. On September 3, the Los Angeles County coroner reported that she had died accidently on June 27, 2005 from "acute fentanyl toxicity." [link]
A film loosely based on her life called Domino was released in October 2005. There have been tabloid reports that the ending was changed following Domino's death, and also that she had been unhappy with her portrayal in the film (tabloids mistakenly identified her as a lesbian #redirect ). The film studio has countered that she had been involved with the project with Tony Scott for nearly twelve years. Promotional featurettes for the movie include Domino on set with the cast and crew, she contributed to the songs on the soundtrack, and also attended the movie's wrap party in December 2004. Domino herself appears at the very end of the cast credits of the film. To acknowledge Domino's death, Tony Scott inserted an "In Loving Memory" title card for her at the beginning of the production credits.
A July 22, 2005 article by the Los Angeles Times [link] quotes her uncle, Warwick Stone, as saying: "she was considering suing several publications for describing her as a lesbian and was also considering suing one of the rehab facilities."
External links
- [Biography with pictures]
- [Another biography with pictures]
- [Domino - Los Angeles Times article]
- [A Lust for Life and Danger] - New York Times article - [link 2]
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