RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
Zane Grey
Riders of the Purple Sage has been adapted to film five times.
Riders of the Purple Sage (1918), starring William Farnum and Mary Mersch (silent)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925), starring Tom Mix and Mabel Ballin (silent)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1931), starring George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill (sound)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1941), starring George Montgomery and Mary Howard
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996), starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan (television film)
Pearl Zane Grey was an American author and dentist. He is 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 (1912) was his best-selling book.
Grey established his practice in New York City under the name of Dr. Zane Grey in 1896. It was a competitive area but he wanted to be close to publishers. He began to write in the evening to offset the tedium of his dental practice. He struggled financially and emotionally. Grey was a natural writer but his early efforts were stiff and grammatically weak. Whenever possible, he played baseball with the Orange Athletic Club in New Jersey, a team of former collegiate players that was one of the best amateur teams in the country.
In addition to the success of his printed works, his books have second lives and continuing influence adapted for films and television. His novels and short stories were adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre.
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