Josephine Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josephine Johnson

American novelist, nature writer, poet

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1910

Place of Birth: Kirkwood, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1990

Profession: writer, poet, children's writer, novelist, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Josephine Winslow Johnson (June 20, 1910 – February 27, 1990) was an American novelist, poet, and essayist.
She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1935 at age 24 for her first novel, Now in November.
Shortly thereafter, she published Winter Orchard, a collection of short stories that had previously appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, The St.
Louis Review, and Hound & Horn.
Of these stories, "Dark" won an O.
Henry Award in 1934, and "John the Six" won an O.
Henry Award third prize the following year.
Johnson continued writing short stories and won three more O.
Henry Awards: for "Alexander to the Park" (1942), "The Glass Pigeon" (1943), and "Night Flight" (1944).