Diane Johnson

Diane Johnson
BornDiane Lain
(1934-04-28) April 28, 1934 (age 90)
Moline, Illinois, U.S.
EducationStephens College (BA)
GenresFiction, satire, essays, screenwriting
Notable awardsAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters, 1999
SpouseLamar Johnson
(1953–1960s)
(m. 1968; died 2020)
Children4

Diane Johnson (born Diane Lain, April 28, 1934), is an American novelist and essayist whose satirical novels often feature American heroines living in contemporary France. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Persian Nights in 1988.

In addition to her literary works, she is also known for writing the screenplay of the 1980 film The Shining together with its director and producer Stanley Kubrick.


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