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Owen Wister
Owen Wister is an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of Western novels. He is best known for writing The Virginian and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant.
BornJuly 14, 1860, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJuly 21, 1938, Saunderstown, Rhode Island
OccupationAuthor, Attorney
Spouse(s)Mary "Molly" Channing Wister (married 1898–1913, her death)
Children6

About Owen Wister

Novelist Owen Wister was born on July 14, 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (He dies at the age of 78, on July 21, 1938).

He is best known for his 1902 novel The Virginian, which established the cowboy as the archetypal American folk hero. He also wrote popular fiction set in the American West. His other works include the novels Lady Baltimore and US President Ulysses S. Grant, as well as the biographies Red Men and White and US President Ulysses S. Grant (short stories).

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Owen Wister before becoming famous

Owen Wister was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1860 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Before enrolling at Harvard Law School in the 1880s, he briefly studied music in Paris. His debut work, The Dragon of Wantley: His Tale, was released in 1892.

Achievement of Owen Wister

The Virginian, his best-known book, popularized not just the cowboy stereotype (a loner with a strong moral code), but also Western genre tropes like the heroine in need of rescue and the final gunfight clash.

Owen Wister's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to a physician father in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With his cousin and wife, Mary Channing, he had six children.

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The Virginian, directed by Director Cecil B. DeMille, was the first movie version of his novel in 1914.

Owen Wister Income & Net worth

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Owen Wister Height and Weight

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Latest information about Owen Wister updated on March 15 2023.