Domino Harvey

Domino Harvey (August 7, 1969 - June 27, 2005) was a British-born former model turned Los Angeles bounty hunter, notable within that field for being female, rebellious, and from a privileged background.

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August 7 - 1969 - June 27 - 2005 - British - Model - Bounty hunter

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The daughter of the actor Laurence Harvey and his third wife and widow, the 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).

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Laurence Harvey - Supermodel - Paulene Stone - Bond girl - Thunderball

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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 been unconfirmed. She did run a London nightclub, work as a San Diego ranch hand, volunteer with the Boulevard Fire & Rescue company near the Mexican border and, eventually, bounty hunt. http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-domino22jul22,0,7399675.story?coll=cl-home-top-blurb-right.

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Ford - Model - London - Nightclub - San Diego - Ranch - Boulevard - Mexican

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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.

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Drug rehabilitation - May 4 - Methamphetamine - House arrest

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Harvey was found dead in a bathtub by a family friend in West Hollywood. On September 3, the Los Angeles County coroner reported that she had died from an overdose of fentanyl. The report said Harvey died June 27 from 'acute fentanyl toxicity.' Fentanyl is a pain killer more powerful than morphine. The coroner's report officially listed the cause of death as "accidental".

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West Hollywood - September 3 - Los Angeles County - Coroner - Fentanyl

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A July 22, 2005 article by the Los Angeles Times http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-domino22jul22,0,7399675.story 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."

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Los Angeles Times - Lesbian

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A film loosely based on her life called Domino, which stars Keira Knightley in the title role, and also features Mickey Rourke, Lucy Liu, Christopher Walken among others, is scheduled for release in October 2005. Press reports that the ending was changed following Domino's death are untrue, as are the many stories that she wanted nothing to do with the film. To the contrary, 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.

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Film - Domino - Keira Knightley - Mickey Rourke - Lucy Liu - Christopher Walken - 2005

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Tony Scott did insert a 'In Loving Memory' title card for Harvey, to acknowledge Domino's death, which appears at the beginning of the production credits at the end of the film.

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Keira Knightley's web site also claims that Harvey was not a lesbian and blessed the movie from the very beginning.

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