Denis Johnson
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 1, 1949
Day of Death: May 24, 2017 (68 years old)
Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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.