Owen Johnson

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.

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Aug 27, 1878

Deathday:

27 thg 1, 1952

Place of birth:

New York City, New York, USA