Owen Wister

Owen Wister
Owen Wister, author of the Western novel The Virginian, and friend of 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
Born	(1860-07-14)July 14, 1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	July 21, 1938(1938-07-21) (aged 78) Saunderstown, Rhode Island
Occupation(s)	Author; Attorney
Spouse	Mary "Molly" Channing Wister (married 1898–1913, her death)
Children	6

Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 – July 21, 1938) was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction.^[1] He is best remembered for writing The Virginian and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant.^[2]