"Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 \u2013 October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that were a basis for the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, they had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions."@en . "American novelist" . "Pearl Zane Grey"@en . "1872Z"^^ . . "1939-10-23Z"^^ . . . "Grey, Pearl Zane"@en . . "Zane Grey"@en . "Grey, Zane"@en . "1872-01-31Z"^^ . . . "1939Z"^^ . . . .