Zane Grey

Biography

Pearl Zane Grey was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage was his best-selling book.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

110

Birth Date

1872-01-31 00:00:00

Birth Place

Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Known For

• 

  Riders of the Purple Sage
• 

  West of the Pecos
• 

  The Maverick Queen
• 

  Gunfighters
• 

  Wanderer of the Wasteland
• 

  Last of the Duanes

Credits

• writing (106 credits)

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    novel

    writing
    1996
  • The Maverick Queen

    novel

    writing
    1956
  • The Vanishing American

    novel

    writing
    1955
  • Robbers' Roost

    story

    writing
    1955
  • Red Canyon

    novel

    writing
    1949
  • Wild Horse Mesa

    novel

    writing
    1947
  • Under the Tonto Rim

    novel

    writing
    1947
  • Gunfighters

    novel

    writing
    1947
  • Thunder Mountain

    novel

    writing
    1947
  • Code of the West

    novel

    writing
    1947
  • Sunset Pass

    novel

    writing
    1946
  • West of the Pecos

    novel

    writing
    1945
  • Wanderer of the Wasteland

    novel

    writing
    1945
  • Nevada

    novel

    writing
    1944
  • Lone Star Ranger

    novel

    writing
    1942
  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    novel

    writing
    1941
  • Last of the Duanes

    novel

    writing
    1941
  • Western Union

    novel

    writing
    1941
  • The Border Legion

    novel

    writing
    1940
  • The Light of Western Stars

    novel

    writing
    1940
  • Knights of the Range

    story

    writing
    1940
  • Heritage of the Desert

    novel

    writing
    1939
  • The Mysterious Rider

    characters

    writing
    1938
  • Born to the West

    novel

    writing
    1937
  • Hell Town

    novel

    writing
    1937
  • Thunder Trail

    story

    writing
    1937
  • Forlorn River

    novel

    writing
    1937
  • Rangle River

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • Arizona Mahoney

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • End of the Trail

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • King of the Royal Mounted

    story

    writing
    1936
  • The Arizona Raiders

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • Desert Gold

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • Drift Fence

    novel

    writing
    1936
  • Nevada

    novel

    writing
    1935
  • Thunder Mountain

    novel

    writing
    1935
  • Wanderer of the Wasteland

    novel

    writing
    1935
  • The Fighting Westerner

    novel

    writing
    1935
  • Home on the Range

    novel

    writing
    1935
  • West of the Pecos

    novel

    writing
    1934
  • The Dude Ranger

    story

    writing
    1934
  • Wagon Wheels

    novel

    writing
    1934
  • To the Last Man

    story

    writing
    1933
  • The Last Trail

    novel

    writing
    1933
  • Man of the Forest

    novel

    writing
    1933
  • Life in the Raw

    novel

    writing
    1933
  • Sunset Pass

    novel

    writing
    1933
  • Under the Tonto Rim

    novel

    writing
    1933
  • Buffalo Stampede

    story

    writing
    1933
  • The Woman Accused

    story

    writing
    1933
  • The Mysterious Rider

    writer

    writing
    1933
  • Robbers' Roost

    novel

    writing
    1932
  • End of the Trail

    story

    writing
    1932
  • Wild Horse Mesa

    novel

    writing
    1932
  • The Golden West

    story

    writing
    1932
  • Heritage of the Desert

    story

    writing
    1932
  • The Rainbow Trail

    story

    writing
    1932
  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    novel

    writing
    1931
  • Fighting Caravans

    novel

    writing
    1931
  • The Last of the Vargas

    writer

    writing
    1930
  • The Last of the Duanes

    novel

    writing
    1930
  • The Border Legion

    novel

    writing
    1930
  • The Light of Western Stars

    novel

    writing
    1930
  • The Lone Star Ranger

    novel

    writing
    1930
  • Stairs of Sand

    novel

    writing
    1929
  • Sunset Pass

    novel

    writing
    1929
  • Avalanche

    novel

    writing
    1928
  • The Water Hole

    story

    writing
    1928
  • The Vanishing Pioneer

    novel

    writing
    1928
  • Under the Tonto Rim

    novel

    writing
    1928
  • Nevada

    novel

    writing
    1927
  • Lightning

    story

    writing
    1927
  • Drums of the Desert

    novel

    writing
    1927
  • The Mysterious Rider

    novel

    writing
    1927
  • The Last Trail

    novel

    writing
    1927
  • Man of the Forest

    novel

    writing
    1926
  • Forlorn River

    novel

    writing
    1926
  • Born to the West

    story

    writing
    1926
  • Desert Gold

    novel

    writing
    1926
  • The Vanishing American

    novel

    writing
    1925
  • Wild Horse Mesa

    novel

    writing
    1925
  • The Light of Western Stars

    novel

    writing
    1925
  • The Rainbow Trail

    story

    writing
    1925
  • Code of the West

    novel

    writing
    1925
  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    novel

    writing
    1925
  • The Thundering Herd

    novel

    writing
    1925
  • The Border Legion

    novel

    writing
    1924
  • The Last of the Duanes

    story

    writing
    1924
  • Wanderer of the Wasteland

    novel

    writing
    1924
  • The Heritage of the Desert

    novel

    writing
    1924
  • The Call of the Canyon

    story

    writing
    1923
  • To the Last Man

    novel

    writing
    1923
  • The Lone Star Ranger

    novel

    writing
    1923
  • The Last Trail

    novel

    writing
    1921
  • The Mysterious Rider

    novel

    writing
    1921
  • The Man Of The Forest

    novel

    writing
    1921
  • Riders of the Dawn

    novel

    writing
    1920
  • Desert Gold

    novel

    writing
    1919
  • The Last of the Duanes

    story

    writing
    1919
  • The Lone Star Ranger

    novel

    writing
    1919
  • The Rainbow Trail

    story

    writing
    1918
  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    novel

    writing
    1918
  • The Border Legion

    novel

    writing
    1918
  • The Heart of Texas Ryan

    novel

    writing
    1917
  • Graft

    story

    writing
    1915
  • Fighting Blood

    novel

    writing
    1911

• actors (2 credits)

  • White Death

    self

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • South Sea Adventures

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1932

• directing (1 credits)

  • South Sea Adventures

    director

    directing
    1932

• production (1 credits)

  • South Sea Adventures

    producer

    production
    1932