Owen Wister was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction. He is best remembered for writing The Virginian and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Wikipedia
Born: July 14, 1860, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
Died: July 21, 1938 (age 78 years), Saunderstown, North Kingstown, RI
Spouse: Channing Wister (m. 1898)
Children: Mary Channing Wister
Parents: Sarah Butler and Owen Jones Wister
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