Dennis McDougal (born November 25, 1949) is an award-winning journalist and author of nine books including The Last Mogul, an unauthorized biography of Lew Wasserman, a Hollywood talent agent who later became head of Universal Studios. In his book, McDougal accuses Wasserman of mob ties, monopolistic practices and alludes to Ronald Reagan illegally favoring Wasserman. McDougal's biography of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler, Privileged Son, won the Anne Sperber Award as the nation's best media biography in 2002. In The Best of Families was a 1995 nominee for the category "Best Fact Crime" in the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award. McDougal has also written a book about Jack Nicholson, Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times.

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