Owen Wister
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Owen Wister Net Worth

Owen Wister was an American author of popular fiction set in the American West, born on July 14, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA. He is best known for his 1902 novel, The Virginian, which established the cowboy as the archetypal American folk hero. His other works include Lady Baltimore (novel), Ulysses S. Grant (biography), and Red Men and White (short stories).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 14, 1860
Birth Place Philadelphia, PA
Age 159 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 21, 1938 (age 78)
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $1.5 Million (2024)

About

An author of popular fiction set in the American West, he is best known for his 1902 novel, The Virginian, which established the Cowboy as the archetypical American folk hero. His other works include Lady Baltimore (novel), Ulysses S. Grant (biography), and Red Men and White (short stories).

Before Fame

He briefly studied music in Paris before matriculating at Harvard Law School in the 1880s. He published his first novel, The Dragon of Wantley: His Tale, in 1892.

Trivia

His best-known work, The Virginian, established not only the Cowboy archetype (a loner with a strong moral code), but also such Western genre staples as the heroine in need of saving and the climactic gun-battle showdown.

Family Life

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

Associated With

Cecil B. DeMille directed the first screen adaptation of his novel, The Virginian, in 1914.

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