1860–1938 · American Western novelist
Owen Wister
Owen Wister was an American novelist, Philadelphia-born and a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, whose The Virginian effectively founded the modern Western — its laconic cowboy hero and Wyoming setting became the template for an entire genre.
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About Owen Wister
Owen Wister was an American novelist, Philadelphia-born and a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, whose The Virginian effectively founded the modern Western — its laconic cowboy hero and Wyoming setting became the template for an entire genre.
- Born
- 1860
- Died
- 1938
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