Dennis Lehane

Who is this?

Dennis Lehane ( lə-HAYN; born August 4, 1965) is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War (1994). Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same name: Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016), both directed by Ben Affleck. His short story "Animal Rescue" was also adapted into the 2014 film The Drop, noted for being the final film role for actor James Gandolfini.

Career

1. 1965
   Born
2. 1995
   Won Shamus Award
3. 1998
   Won Nero Award
4. 2002
   Won Anthony Award for Best Novel
5. 2013
   Won Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
6. Won Writers Guild of America Award

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Dorchester
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: writer, novelist, screenwriter
• •Genre: detective fiction