Grove, Frederick Philip, 1879-1948

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Fred Grove was born in Hominy, Oklahoma in 1913. His mother was an original allottee of the Osage Indian Tribe. His father was a rancher. He received a B.A. in journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1937. Mr. Grove worked as both a newspaper reporter and a sports writer in Texas and Oklahoma until 1947 when he joined the Oklahoma University public relations staff. His short stories appeared in western pulp magazines until they disappeared in the 1950s. His novels range from topics on the Civil War to the "Roaring Twenties" in Oklahoma. His focus is mainly on creating lively and enjoyable western fiction. One of his most important novels, The Years of Fear, gives a factual account of the Osage murders which took place in Oklahoma during the early 1920s. Mr. Grove is the recipient of five Spur Awards in 1961, 1963, 1968, 1977, 1982. He has also received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame twice, in 1961 and in 1968. A Distinguished Service Award from Western New Mexico University was given to Mr. Grove for his regional fiction on the Apache frontier. Mr. Grove currently lives with his wife Lucile in Tucson, Arizona.

From the description of Fred Grove papers, 1942-2002 1960-1994. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 69196441

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creatorOf OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). An appreciation of the Late Professor J. W. Crowe / G. G. Bramhill, OAC Review, v.52, no.3, Dec. 1939, p. 166-168. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Divay, Gabriele, 1947-. Felix Paul Greve/Frederick Philip Grove's Passage to America : the Discovery of the Author's Arrival in North America and Its Implications / by Gaby Divay, University of Manitoba, Archives & Special Collections. University of Manitoba Libraries
referencedIn The Margaret Stobie Research Collection, Box 2, Folder 20 : articles on Graphic Publishers, et al. -- 1957-1973. University of Manitoba Libraries
referencedIn Divay, Gabriele, 1947-. Felix Paul Greve's Fanny Essler poems : his or hers? / Gaby Divay. University of Manitoba Libraries
referencedIn Lulashnyk, Lorne. Frederick Philip Grove's autobiographical search of himself : Settlers of the Marsh / by Lorne Lulashnyk. University of Manitoba Libraries
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Stranger than fiction ; a brief account of the wanderings of Frederick Philip Grove / E.C. McLean, OAC Review, v.41, no.5, Jan. 1929, p.181, con't on p.xvii. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Divay, Gabriele, 1947-. Frederick Philip Grove's German heritage : the evidence in the University of Manitoba's archival collections. University of Manitoba Libraries
referencedIn Divay, Gabriele, 1947-. Research & Document Collection concerning Frederick Philip Grove, Felix Paul Greve (FPG), and Else Baroness von Freytag-Loringhoven, 1986-. -- University of Manitoba Libraries
creatorOf Grove, Fred. Fred Grove papers, 1942-2002 1960-1994. New Mexico State University
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Birth 1879-02-14

Death 1948-09-09

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