Denis Johnson

Birth : 1949-07-01, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Death : 2017-05-24

History

Denis Hale Johnson was an American writer best known for his short story collection Jesus' Son (1992) and his novel Tree of Smoke (2007), which won the National Book Award for Fiction. He also wrote plays, poetry, journalism, and non-fiction.

Profile

Movies

Stars at Noon

Novel

In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.

Two Men

Writer

- I met the first man when I was on my way to an event at Veteran's of Foreign Wars Hall. Was helped out from the party by two good friends. I had forgotten all about those guys.

Jesus' Son

Music Consultant

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

Jesus' Son

Terrence Weber

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

Jesus' Son

Writer

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

Hit Me

Writer

A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.

The Prom

Screenplay

Marty is not comfortable showing his body at college or private. He is suffering from a skin disease called nevus flammeus. In town he stumbles on The Dunes. A porn-shop-theme-park with one booth named "The Prom". This is where Lana works.