Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses

During a performance in San Francisco with the J. Geils Band, Peter met Dorothy, a woman who at first seemed too unusual for his taste. She wore a hat so large and low that he could hardly see her face. Dorothy took an interest in Peter because of his music and wanted to get to know him, so she came to Peter’s apartment under the guise of wanting to wait for a friend. Peter then realized he was in the presence of Dorothy Faye Dunaway, and when he saw her without her disguise, he could tell how beautiful she was. Faye and Peter talked for hours about music, film, and their lives, and at the end of the night, she kissed him.

Weeks later, Faye invited Peter to spend the holidays with her and her family in New York. Peter accepted and spent days walking around the city with Faye and nights at her luxury penthouse apartment. In January, Peter and Faye celebrated her birthday in Boston and then went to Spain for the filming of The Three Musketeers. While there, Peter had the chance to meet Christopher Lee. In addition, he witnessed Faye’s occasional dark moods, and at one point she violently pushed a fellow actor whom Peter believed she was jealous of.