Author. The son of writer and diplomat Robert Underwood Johnson, he graduated from Yale University in 1901 and moved to Paris, where he began his career as a writer. During World War I Johnson was a war correspondent for the New York Times and "Collier's Magazine", and wrote books about his wartime experiences, including 1916's "The Spirit of France". He became best known for a series called "the Lawrenceville Stories", which were set at the prep school Johnson had attended, and which introduced Dink Stover, a fictional character who appeared in Johnson's later work, the most famous of which was 1911's "Stover at Yale". Married five times (three wives died and he was divorced from one), in his later years he wrote resided in Martha's Vineyard, where he wrote on numerous topics, including marriage, divorce and golf. Johnson's books continue to be reprinted, the movie rights to several were purchased by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and the Lawrenceville Stories were the basis for a 1987 mini-series on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
Author. The son of writer and diplomat Robert Underwood Johnson, he graduated from Yale University in 1901 and moved to Paris, where he began his career as a writer. During World War I Johnson was a war correspondent for the New York Times and "Collier's Magazine", and wrote books about his wartime experiences, including 1916's "The Spirit of France". He became best known for a series called "the Lawrenceville Stories", which were set at the prep school Johnson had attended, and which introduced Dink Stover, a fictional character who appeared in Johnson's later work, the most famous of which was 1911's "Stover at Yale". Married five times (three wives died and he was divorced from one), in his later years he wrote resided in Martha's Vineyard, where he wrote on numerous topics, including marriage, divorce and golf. Johnson's books continue to be reprinted, the movie rights to several were purchased by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and the Lawrenceville Stories were the basis for a 1987 mini-series on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
Bio by: Bill McKern
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