"Father of the Western Novel"
Born Pearl Zane Grey in 1872 at this site and raised in Zanesville, author Zane Grey established the western novel as a twentieth century American literary genre. Trained as a dentist and practicing in New York City, Grey began writing full time following his marriage in 1905 to Lina Elise "Dolly" Roth, who served as his editor and agent. Grey's novels featured rich western imagery and highly romanticized plots with often pointed moral overtones, inspiring scores of imitators. Of his more than 60 books, Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) is his best know work. Many of Grey's novels were made into movies in 1920s and '30s. In addition, Grey was the holder of ten world records for large game fishing, an avocation he pursued when not writing. He died in 1939 at his home in Altadena, California.| HM Number | HM8GX |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 13-60 |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Business Advocate, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 7:24am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 413563 N 4422786 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.95080000, -82.01188333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 57.048', W 82° 0.713' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 57' 2.88" N, 82° 0' 42.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 740 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 626-634 Convers Ave, Zanesville OH 43701, US |
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