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 recurring characters, including ''

A Drink Before the War ''A Drink Before the War'' is a crime novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published in 1994. It was his debut novel. It is the first book in a series focusing on private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. Plot introduction Pr ...

''. Of these, four were adapted as films of the same names: Clint Eastwood's ''

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'' (2003),

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's ''

Shutter Island ''Shutter Island'' is a novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published by HarperCollins in April 2003. It is about a U.S. Marshal who goes to an isolated hospital for the criminally insane to investigate the disappearance of a patient who is ...

'' (2010), and ''

Gone Baby Gone ''Gone Baby Gone'' is a 2007 American crime thriller film directed by Ben Affleck, in his directorial debut. Affleck co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Stockard based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film stars Casey Affl ...

'' (2007) and ''Live by Night'' (2016), both directed by

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Personal life

Lehane was born and raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He lived in the Boston area most of his life, where he sets most of his books, but now lives in southern California. He spent summers on Fieldston Beach in Marshfield.Kristen Walsh, "Lehane likes to keep it close to home; Dorchester native favors South Shore locales", ''

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'' (Quincy, MA). June 9, 2007. Pg. ONE21. Lehane is the youngest of five children. His father was a foreman for

Sears & Roebuck Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...

, and his mother worked in a Boston public school cafeteria. Both of his parents emigrated from Ireland.Introduction of Dennis Lehane by Dr. Donald R. Eastman, III
. Eckerd College Commencement 2005. Accessed July 13, 2007. Lehane is a graduate of

Eckerd College Eckerd College is a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida. Founded in 1958, part of the campus is waterfront and beach on Boca Ciega Bay. Because of its location, Eckerd is considered a "beach school" and has its own student ...

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. His brother, Gerry Lehane, who is two and a half years older than Dennis, trained at the

Trinity Repertory Company Trinity Repertory Company (commonly abbreviated as Trinity Rep) is a non-profit regional theater located at 201 Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The theater is a member of the League of Resident Theatres. Founded in 1963, the thea ...

in Providence and became an actor in New York in 1990. Gerry is a member of the Invisible City Theatre Company.Bella English, "In a Related Story: The Brothers Lehane have a strong bond, and a new shared stage," ''

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''. November 29, 2005. Pg. C1. Lehane is married to Chisa Lehane. He has two children from a previous marriage. He is a graduate of

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(a Jesuit prep school),

(where he found his passion for writing), and the graduate program in

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Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...

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. He occasionally made guest appearances as himself in the

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comedy/drama TV series ''

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.''

Career

Literary career

Lehane's first novel, ''

'' (1994), which introduced the recurring characters Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, won the 1995

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for Best First P.I. Novel. The fourth novel in the series, ''Gone, Baby, Gone'', was adapted into a film of the same title in 2007; it was directed by

and starred

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and

Michelle Monaghan Michelle Lynn Monaghan ( ; born March 23, 1976) is an American actress, best known for her starring roles in ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' (2005), '' Gone Baby Gone'' (2007), '' Made of Honor'' (2008), '' Eagle Eye'' (2008), '' Trucker'' (2008), ''Sou ...

as Kenzie and Gennaro. Commenting on the movie after a sneak peek, Lehane said, "I saw the movie and it's terrific, I wasn't gonna say anything if I didn't like it but it's really terrific.""Inside Track; Lehane: 'Gone' great, baby, great" by Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa with Erin Hayes. ''

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''. July 10, 2007. Pg. 010. Reportedly, Lehane "has never wanted to write the screenplays for the films ased on his own books because he says he has 'no desire to operate on my own child.'" Dennis Lehane

Lehane's novel ''

'' was adapted into a film in 2003; also called ''

'' and directed by Clint Eastwood, it starred

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Tim Robbins Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for portraying Andy Dufresne in the film ''The Shawshank Redemption ''(1994), and has won an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards for his role ...

, and

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. Lehane can be briefly seen waving from a car in the parade scene at the end of the film. The novel itself was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won the

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and the Barry Award for Best Novel, the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction, and France's

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. Lehane's first play, ''Coronado'', debuted in New York in December 2005, produced by Invisible City Theater Company. The play had its regional premiere at American Stage in St. Petersburg in April 2006 and its Midwest premiere in the fall of 2007 with Steep Theatre Company in

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. ''Coronado'' is based on his acclaimed short story ''Until Gwen'', which was originally published in ''

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'' and was selected for both ''The Best American Short Stories'' and ''The Best Mystery Short Stories'' of 2005. Lehane described working on his historical novel, ''

The Given Day ''The Given Day'' is a novel by American writer Dennis Lehane published in September 2008; it is about the early twentieth-century period and set in Boston, Massachusetts, where its actions include the 1919 police strike, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, w ...

'', as "a five- or six-year project." the novel opens in 1918 and encompasses the 1919 Boston Police Strike and its aftermath. According to Lehane, "The strike changed everything. It had a big effect on the unionization movement, and

Prohibition Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic ...

came on the heels of that, then

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promising to break the unions. That's all linked to what's going on now.". While Lehane's epic novel centers on the 1919 Boston police strike, it contains a national sweep and may be the first of a trilogy or perhaps a four-book series. Lehane called the novel his "great white whale" and said that when he finally finished it, he would "either write a sequel—or take a break from the cops and return to Patrick and Angie." The novel was published in October 2008.Colette Bancroft, "From Passing Thought to 'Fiery Epic'", ''St. Petersburg Times (Florida)'', Festival of Reading; Pg. 5. October 23, 2008. On October 22, 2007, Paramount Pictures announced that they had optioned ''Shutter Island'' with

attached as director. The Laeta Kalogridis-scripted adaptation has Leonardo DiCaprio playing U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, "who is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island."

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played opposite DiCaprio as U.S. Marshal Chuck Aule. Production started in March 2008; ''Shutter Island'' was released on February 19, 2010. In 2010 Lehane published ''Moonlight Mile'', his sixth book in the Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro series, and his first of that genre in 11 years. He published ''World Gone By'' in March 2015. Lehane was appointed to the board of trustees of the

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by Mayor

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in December 2011.

Teaching career

Since becoming a literary success, Lehane has taught at several colleges. He taught fiction writing and serves as a member of the board of directors for the Solstice Low-Residency MFA Program at

Pine Manor College Pine Manor College (PMC) was a private college in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and was historically a women's college until 2014. It currently serves fewer than 400 students, many of whom live on the 40-acre campus. Origin ...

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. He has also taught advanced fiction writing at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, where his classes quickly filled up. In May 2005, Lehane was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from

and was appointed to Eckerd's board of trustees later that year. As of June 2006, he was living temporarily in

, and teaching as writer-in-residence at Eckerd (usually during the spring semester), where he also co-directs the Writers in Paradise conference each January.

Film career

Lehane wrote and directed an independent film called ''Neighborhoods'' in the mid-1990s. Later described as similar to ''

Good Will Hunting ''Good Will Hunting'' is a 1997 American psychological drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film received positive r ...

,'' it was set in Boston's working class areas like Southie and Dorchester. Its production ended in 1996, more than a year before the better-known ''Good Will Hunting''. Lehane joined the writing staff of the

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drama series ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime film, crime drama Television show, television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The ...

'' for the third season in 2004. Lehane wrote the teleplay for the episode "

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" from a story by series creator and executive producer

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. Lehane made a cameo appearance in the third-season episode, " Middle Ground," as Sullivan, an officer in charge of special equipment. Lehane has commented that he was impressed by the show's creators (

and

Ed Burns Edward P. Burns (born January 29, 1946) is an American screenwriter, novelist, and producer. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. For HBO, they have collaborated on ''The Corner,'' ''The Wire,'' ''Generation Kill'', ''The Pl ...

) having such an ear for authentic street slang. Lehane returned as a writer for the fourth season in 2006 and wrote the teleplay for the episode "

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," from a story he co-wrote with producer

. Lehane and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony and the 2007

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...

for Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay for their work on the fourth season. Lehane served as a writer for the fifth and final season in 2008 and was credited with the episode " Clarifications". Lehane and the writing staff were nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series again at the February 2009 ceremony for their work on the fifth season but ''Mad Men'' won the award. He served as an executive producer for ''Shutter Island''. On November 27, 2012, ''The Boston Herald'' reported that Lehane would be joining the writing staff of HBO's ''

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'' as a writer and a creative consultant. He will consult with showrunner

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on the outline of the fourth season of the show, and he confirmed that he would write at least one episode. Lehane wrote his first film screenplay, '' The Drop,'' as an adaptation of his short story "Animal Rescue". The film starred Tom Hardy,

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, and

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(in his final film performance). Released September 12, 2014, the movie received positive reviews, particularly for its "smartly written script." In 2013 Lehane was contracted to write a screenplay, ''Silk Road,'' about the online black market. That same year attached to adapt the script for the remake of the critically acclaimed French film ''

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,'' a prison drama.

Works

Bibliography

Novels

''Kenzie & Gennaro'' series: # ''

'' (1994). # ''

Darkness, Take My Hand ''Darkness, Take My Hand'' (1996) is the second book in the Kenzie/Gennaro series by Dennis Lehane 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 mysterie ...

'' (1996). # ''

Sacred Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

'' (1997). # '' Gone, Baby, Gone'' (1998). # '' Prayers for Rain'' (1999). # '' Moonlight Mile'' (2010). ''Coughlin'' series: # ''

'' (2008). # ''

Live by Night ''Live by Night'' is a crime novel by American writer Dennis Lehane, published in 2012. It won a 2013 Edgar Award for novel of the year. Plot summary By 1926, Prohibition in the United States gives rise to an endless network of underground ...

'' (2012). # '' World Gone By'' (2015). Stand-alones: * ''

'' (2001). * ''

'' (2003). * '' Coronado: Stories'' (2006). * '' The Drop'' (2014). * '' Since We Fell'' (2017). * ''Small Mercies'' (2023).

Short stories

* "Animal Rescue" (2009)

Filmography

* ''

'' (2003) novel the film is based on * ''

'' (2002 TV series) writer ** Episode 3.03 "

" (2004) story and teleplay ** Episode 3.11 " Middle Ground" (2004) actor ** Episode 4.04 "

Refugees A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

" (2006) story and teleplay ** Episode 5.08 " Clarifications" (2008) story and teleplay * ''

'' (2007) novel the film is based on * ''

'' (2010) novel the film is based on; executive producer * ''

'' (2009) actor, as himself ** Episode 3.21 "

The Dead Pool ''The Dead Pool'' is a 1988 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film directed by Buddy Van Horn, written by Steve Sharon, and starring Clint Eastwood as Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. It is the fifth and final film in the ''Dirty ...

" (2011) * ''

'' (2013 TV series) writer; creative consultant ** Episode 4.02 "Resignation" (2013) * '' The Drop'' (2014) screenwriter, based on his own short story "Animal Rescue" * ''

'' (2016) novel the film is based on * ''

Mr. Mercedes ''Mr. Mercedes'' is a novel by American writer Stephen King. He calls it his first hard-boiled detective book. It was published on June 3, 2014. It is the first volume in a trilogy, followed in 2015 by ''Finders Keepers (King novel), Finders Keep ...

'' (2017 TV series) writer; consulting producer ** Episode 1.04 "Gods Who Fall" (2017) ** Episode 1.06 "People in the Rain" (2017) ** Episode 1.07 "Willow Lake" (2017) ** Episode 1.10 "Jibber-Jibber Chicken Dinner" (2017) ** Episode 2.01 "Missed You" (2018) ** Episode 2.07 "Fell On Black Days" (2018, with Samantha Stratton & Mike Batistick) ** Episode 2.09 "Walk Like a Man" (2018, with

David E. Kelley David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is an American television writer, producer, and former attorney, known as the creator of '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', '' Picket Fences'', ''Chicago Hope'', ''The Practice'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Boston Publi ...

) * '' The Outsider'' (2020 miniseries) writer ** Episode 1.07 "In the Pines, In the Pines" (2020) ** Episode 1.09 "Tigers and Bears" (2020) * '' Black Bird'' (2022 miniseries) developer and writer

Awards and nominations

;Notes * A Shared with

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, while tied with

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and

Laura Hillenbrand Laura Hillenbrand (born May 15, 1967) is an American author of books and magazine articles. Her two bestselling nonfiction books, ''Seabiscuit: An American Legend'' (2001) and ''Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redempt ...

for ''

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'' * B Also shared with Helgeland. * C Shared with

Kia Corthron Kia Corthron (born May 13, 1961) is an American playwright, activist, television writer, and novelist. Early life and education Kia Corthron was born on May 13, 1961, in Cumberland, Maryland. Corthron's father worked at a paper mill in the ar ...

, David Mills,

Eric Overmyer Eric Ellis Overmyer (born September 25, 1951) is an American writer and producer. He has written and/or produced numerous TV shows, including ''St. Elsewhere'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', ''Law & Order'', ''The Wire'', ''New Amsterdam'', ...

, George Pelecanos,

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and William F. Zorzi. * D Shared with Burns, Chris Collins, Corthron, Mills, Overmyer, Pelecanos, Price, Simon and Zorzi. * E Also shared with Burns, Collins, Mills, Pelecanos, Price, Simon and Zorzi. * F Shared with

, Nelson Johnson,

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, Steve Kornacki, Cristine Chambers, David Flebotte, David M. Matthews,

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, and Jennifer Ames. He has won other professional awards and honorary degrees: In Spring 2009, Lehane received the Joseph E. Connor Award and was made an honorary brother of the Phi Alpha Tau professional fraternity at

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in Boston, Massachusetts. Other brothers and Connor Award recipients include

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Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

Jack Lemmon John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered equally proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, Lemmon was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in dramedy pictures, leadin ...

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, and

Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the ''CBS Evening News'' for 19 years (1962–1981). During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the mo ...

. Also in Spring 2009, Lehane presented the commencement speech at Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts, and was awarded an honorary degree. On October 6, 2015, Lehane won a spot in Best American Mystery Stories.

Novelizations

* Novel '' The Drop'', novelization of film '' The Drop'' (2014)

Adaptations

* ''

'' (2003), film directed by Clint Eastwood, based on novel ''

'' * ''

'' (2007), film directed by

, based on novel '' Gone, Baby, Gone'' * ''

'' (2010), film directed by

, based on novel ''

'' * '' The Drop'' (2014), film directed by

Michaël R. Roskam Michaël R. Roskam (; born 1972, in Sint-Truiden) is a Belgium, Belgian film director. Career Roskam attended St. Lucas Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he studied painting and contemporary art, and the Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam ...

, based on short story "Animal Rescue" * ''

'' (2016), film directed by

, based on novel ''

'' * ''Gone Baby Gone'' (2018), telefilm directed by

Phillip Noyce Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian filmmaker. Since 1977, he has directed over 19 feature films in various genres, including historical drama (''Newsfront'', ''Rabbit-Proof Fence'', ''The Quiet American''); thrillers (''Dead Cal ...

, based on novel '' Gone, Baby, Gone''

References

External links

* *
Interview with Dennis Lehane
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