Jennie Harris Oliver

Jennie Harris Oliver (March 18, 1864 – June 3, 1942) was an American writer.

Born in Lowell, Michigan, Oliver became a school teacher and moved to Oklahoma in 1892. She was the poet laureate of Oklahoma from 1940 to her death in 1942.[1] Her poems appeared in nationally circulated magazines such as Woman's World and Good Housekeeping, and her "Mokey Delano" stories were adapted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer into the 1942 film Mokey, starring Donna Reed, Robert Blake, and Billie Thomas.[2] Oliver was extremely popular among Oklahoma writers and attracted many fellow authors to visit her at her home.[3] She died in Oklahoma City on June 3, 1942.

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References
  1. The Oklahoma poets laureate : a sourcebook, history, and anthology. Holliday, Shawn, 1969-, Barnes, Jim., Brown, Nathan L. (Nathan Lee), 1965-, Davis, Delbert Hugh., Fry, Maggie Culver, 1900-1998., Hamilton, Carol. (First ed.). Norman, Oklahoma. 28 February 2015. ISBN 9780990320432. OCLC 905700998.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Holliday, Shawn (2015). The Oklahoma Poets Laureate. Norman, OK: Mongrel Empire Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780990320432.
  3. Wilson, Linda (2018-10-26). "Jeannie Harris Oliver". Oklahoma Historical Society.


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