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Jack Schaefer

Western writer, author of Shane.

Jack Schaefer (1907–1991) was an American writer of Westerns. His best-known books are the 1949 novel Shane, which the Western Writers of America have called the greatest Western novel, and the 1964 children's book Stubby Pringle's Christmas.

Quick Facts

Birth name
Jack Warner Schaefer
Born
19 November 1907
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died
24 January 1991
Place of death
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation
Writer
Education
Oberlin College; Columbia University
Genre
Western fiction

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