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Dennis Lehane
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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
- 1965Born
- 1995Won Shamus Award
- 1998Won Nero Award
- 2002Won Anthony Award for Best Novel
- 2013Won Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
- Won Writers Guild of America Award
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Dorchester
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: writer, novelist, screenwriter
- •Genre: detective fiction
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‘Smoke’s Dennis Lehane And Cast On Bringing Season 1’s Fiery Finale To Life: “I Wanted It To Be Madness. I Wanted All The Brakes To Come Off.”
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‘Smoke’ Creator Dennis Lehane on Hiding That Big Finale Twist From Apple and How the Show Could Possibly Continue
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Apple TV+: Dennis Lehane, creator behind Smoke and Black Bird, to host Reddit AMA today
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Book review: Lehane exposes racism and hate in 1974 Southie in ‘Small Mercies’
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