Lina Elise "Dolly" Grey photograph   Save
Norris Schneider Collection
Description: Mrs. Zane Grey (Lina Elise) looking at collection of shells. Lina Elise Grey (1883-1957), (née Lina Elise Roth), known as Dolly, was the wife of writer Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray), born in Zanesville, Ohio (1872-1939). They got married in 1905 and settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. They had three children (Romer, Betty, and Lore). Zane was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors and he was such a prolific writer that between 1939, the year of his death, and 1963 an equivalent of a novel a year continued to be published posthumously by Harper. His wife, Dolly, is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and operates as Zane Grey Museum, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07553
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio; Women--Pennsylvania; Books; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Lackawaxen (Pennsylvania)