Jennifer Johnston
Irish novelist
Died when: 95 years 44 days (1141 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Jennifer Johnston (born 12 January 1930) was an Irish novelist.She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for The Old Jest in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012).
The Old Jest, a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called The Dawning, starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights.
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