Owen Johnson
Writing
- Born
- August 27, 1878 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 27, 1952 (age 73)
Owen McMahon Johnson (August 27, 1878 – January 27, 1952) was an American writer best remembered for his stories and novels cataloguing the educational and personal growth of the fictional character Dink Stover. The Lawrenceville Stories (The Prodigious Hickey, The Tennessee Shad, The Varmint, Skippy Bedelle, The Hummingbird), set in the well-known prep school, invite comparison with Kipling's Stalky & Co. A 1950 film, The Happy Years, and a 1987 PBS miniseries, The Lawrenceville Stories, were based on them.
Known for
Behind the camera7
- 1950The Happy Years Novel
- 1927Children of Divorce Novel
- 1924The Enemy Sex Novel
- 1920The Woman Gives Novel
- 1918Virtuous Wives Novel
- 1917The Varmint Novel
- 1916The Salamander Novel