biography
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Grey, Zane
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pseudonym of Pearl Grey
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| lived:
| (1872–1939)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Zanesville, Ohio, USA. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he practised dentistry in New York City (1898–1904), then married and left his practice to concentrate on writing. In 1907 he made his first trip to the West which inspired him to start writing the ‘dime novels’ that would make him one of America's all-time most popular authors. His Westerns, such as Riders of the Purple Sage (1912), featuring stereotypical characters in adventure-laden plots, helped establish the conventions of the genre. Resident in California, he was an avid hunter and fisherman, and his nearly 80 books included several on fishing. Over 100 films have been based on his novels. |
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