Dennis Lehane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dennis Lehane

novelist

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1965

Place of Birth: Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dennis Lehane (born August 4, 1965) is an American author.
He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring a couple of protagonists and other recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War.
Of these, his fourth, Gone, Baby, Gone, was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. Lehane's novels adapted as films included Mystic River (2001), with a 2003 film by the same name, directed by Clint Eastwood, which won several awards.
Shutter Island was adapted as a 2010 film directed by Martin Scorsese.