Blue plaque № 29547
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Owen Wister (1860-1938). Author of "The Virginian" (1902), which became the prototype for the Western novel. This work defined the cowboy as folk hero & coined the phrase, "When you call me that, smile!" Born here, Wister was a lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area.
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