Grey, Lina Elise, -1957
Dates
- Existence: 1883 - 1957
Biographical History
Lina Elise Grey (1883-1957) was the wife of Zane Grey.
Lina Elisa Roth was born in 1883 and came from a family of physicians. She was studying to be a school teacher when she met Zane Grey on a canoeing trip in 1900. On November 21, 1905, she Zane Grey were married. She and Zane had three children: Romer (1909-1976), Elizabeth (1912-2007), and Loren (1915-2007). Dolly was a great support to Zane in his early career and encouraged him to pursue a career in writing. She became his agent and managed his affairs, while also supporting him financially with her inheritance. She also acted as copy editor and proof-reader of Grey's literary works. She died in 1957.
Citation:
NUCMC data from Northern Ariz. Univ. Lib. for Grey, Z. Papers, 1876-1987 (Grey, Lina)Goff, J.S. Ariz. biog. dir., 1983: page 44 (Grey, Lina Elise; b. Lina Elise Roth)
Gruber, F. Zane Grey, 1970: page 38, etc. (Grey, Lina Elise, d. 1957; Grey, Dolly; Roth, Dolly; Mrs. Zane Grey; age 17 in 1900)
NUCMC data from Zane Grey Museum Archives for Grey family. Papers, 1866-1984 (Lina "Dolly" Grey; Lina Elise Roth; dau. of successful N.Y.C. doctor; 1883-1957)
Find a Grave, via http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10405729, website viewed Dec. 5, 2011 (Lina Elise Grey; born 1883; died 1957)
Wikipedia, website viewed Sept. 19, 2011 (Lina Elise Roth Grey ("Dolly"); wife of Zane Grey; from a family of physicians; studying to be a school teacher when she met Zane Grey on a canoeing trip in 1900; married Zane Grey, 21 November 1905; three children: Romer (1909-1976), Elizabeth (b.1912), and Loren (b.1915); great support to Zane in his early career and encouraged him to pursue a career in writing; became his agent and managed his affairs, while also supporting him financially with her inheritance; copy editor and proof-reader of Grey’s literary works; died in 1957)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Claire Wilhelm collection on Grey family, approximately 1900-1956
This subseries contains photographs and postcards of Zane Grey, his siblings, Ellsworth, R. C. and Ida Grey, his wife, Lina Elise Grey, his children, Romer, Betty Zane and Loren Grey, and various other members of his family from approximately 1900 to 1956.
Zane Grey papers
The Zane Grey papers consist of correspondence, legal records, financial records, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera, and other materials. The papers document Zane Grey's personal life, career as an author, and fishing expeditions as well as materials about his wife Lina "Dolly" Grey and children, Romer, Betty Zane, and Loren dating from approximately 1890 to 1990.
Zane Grey family photographs, approximately 1890-1943
This subseries contain photographs documenting Zane and Lina Elise Grey's family life. It contains portraits and casual photographs of family members, including Zane Grey's children, siblings, and parents. It also contains photographs of family gatherings outside the Grey homes in Altadena and Catalina, California dating from approximately 1890 to 1943.
Zane Grey miscellaneous photographs, approximately 1900-1960
This subseries contains unidentified or miscellaneous photographs dating from approximately 1900 to 1960. It contains photographs of actresses, people and places with an unknown connection to Zane Grey or his family.
Zane Grey photographs, approximately 1890-1960
This series contains photographs documenting Zane Grey's family, fishing and camping expeditions, and properties. It contains photographs that document his trips to the Western United States that inspired his novels, and fishing trips that inspired his tales of fishing dating from approximately 1890 to 1960.
Zane Grey photographs of camping, approximately 1890-1940
This subseries contains photographs documenting camping expeditions and trips in the American West and abroad. It contains photographs of Zane Grey hunting lions and bears, at Betatakin, the Glass Mountains, Death Valley, Rainbow Bridge, the Grand Canyon, and various other locations in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, and California. It also contains photographs at Winkle Bar, the Tonto Basin, Rogue River, Bateman's Bay in Australia, and others dating from approximately 1890 to 1940.
Zane Grey photographs of films, approximately 1925-1936
This subseries contains photographs of the actresses and crew from the films based on the Zane Grey novels entitled WILD HORSE MESA and WHITE DEATH, dating from approximately 1925-1936.
Zane Grey photographs of fishing, approximately 1890-1940
This subseries contains photographs documenting Zane Grey's fishing expeditions and achievements. It contains photographs of fishing on the Lackawaxen River, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Nova Scotia, California, Oregon, and other places. Many of the photographs document experiences that were used in Zane Grey's fishing tales and date from approximately 1890 to 1940.
Zane Grey photographs of properties, approximately 1940-1955
This subseries contains photographs documenting the properties of Zane Grey. It includes photographs of the interiors and exteriors of their homes in Altadena and Catalina, California, dating from approximately 1940 to 1955.