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Memorial Page for Denis Johnson (née Denis Hale Johnson)

Jul 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017(67 years)Died in:Sea Ranch, Sonoma County

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay)

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Biography

Birthplace

München, Bavaria

Place of Death

Sea Ranch, Sonoma County

Nationality

United States

Cause of Death

liver cancer

Occupation(11)

poet novelist writerscience fiction writerscreenwriter film actorshort story writerplaywrightessayistactor musician

Awards(6)

Guggenheim FellowshipNational Book Award for FictionO. Henry AwardWhiting AwardsLibrary of Congress Prize for American FictionSue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction

Education(1)

University of Iowa

Denis Johnson (* July 1, 1949 in Munich; † May 24, 2017 in Sea Ranch) was an american writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay). He was 67 years old. He studied at University of Iowa. He received 6 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, National Book Award for Fiction. His cause of death was liver cancer.

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Born in München, Bavaria

1949

Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction

1984

Whiting Awards

1986

O. Henry Award

2003

National Book Award for Fiction

2007

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Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

2017

Died in Sea Ranch, Sonoma County (liver cancer)

2017

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Denis Johnson (née Denis Hale Johnson). Forever remembered.