Diane Johnson: Diane Johnson. Writer: The Shining. Diane Johnson is an American author, essayist and screenwriter best known for movie audiences as Stanley Kubrick's writing partner in Stephen King's adaptation of The Shining (1980), which became a horror classic over the years with plenty of memorable moments and unforgettable lines. She graduated from Stephens College and in the early 1950's she began her writing career contributing to several magazines such as Mademoiselle and...
Known For: The Shining (Writer), The Divorce (Writer), Stanley Kubrick in Focus (Self), Writers of Northern California (Selfcriticnovelist)