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One of my difficult word or words over the years. Gray is for color; grey is for hound.
Of course, I recently read that the western writer, Zane Grey was changed from the family name of Gray.
Read many of his books as a kid, and just about anything else I could get my hands on. Riders of the Purple Sage comes to mind. I preferred Louis L'Amour's works however.
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John W.
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I'm fond of L'Amour as well, but Zane Grey was the original tale-teller. Same thing, only different.
Ole
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One of my difficult word or words over the years. Gray is for color; grey is for hound.
Of course, I recently read that the western writer, Zane Grey was changed from the family name of Gray.
Does anyone under 50 know who Zane Grey was?
Hi Whitworth,
Like JohnW. said, Zane Grey was an American Classic Western Novelist and one of my favorites. (I'm 47) My grandfather, born in 1892 was a big Zane Grey fan and passed his love of the west to me. I like Grey's novels but prefer the late Louis L'Amour's novels, as John does. Tom Selleck has really made some fantastic western movies based on these western novels. Monty Walsh is my favorite western movie, but I've forgotten who wrote the book?
All I remember about them, JohnW, is that I enjoyed them (I've only read a few). I don't remember any Grey titles either, just the memory of pleasure.
Ole
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Dr. Freeman spelled it "gray". Therefore, that it is the correct spelling.
Riders of the Purple Sage - Have read about half of his books and that is my favorite. The movie with Ed Harris and his wife playing Lassiter and Jane Witherspoon was not bad either although they toned down the anti-Morman slant of the book. He wrote a sequel where the story is continued several years later. I think it's Sunset Pass but I'm not sure.
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