WRITER

Zona Gale

1874 - 1938

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Zona Gale (August 26, 1874 – December 27, 1938), also known by her married name, Zona Gale Breese, was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. The close relationship she had with her parents set the tone for her writing and her personal life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zona Gale has received more than 93,317 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Zona Gale is the 6,982nd most popular writer (down from 6,195th in 2019), the 15,399th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,518th in 2019) and the 1,092nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Miss Lulu Bett
Fiction, Divorced women, Single women
1920
Miss Lulu Bett
1920
Romance Island
Utopias
1906
Christmas
2016
Miss Lulu Bett
2017
The Love Of Pelleas And Etarre
1907

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zona Gale ranks 6,982 out of 7,302. Before her are Sarojini Sahoo, Fabio Volo, Mabel Strickland, Conrad Richter, Delia Grigore, and J. Hillis Miller. After her are Arabella Kiesbauer, Polina Zherebtsova, Edwin Morgan, Scott Smith, Kossi Efoui, and Aravind Adiga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Zona Gale ranks 235. Before her are Dustin Farnum, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, Harold L. Ickes, Josiah McCracken, Louis Handley, and Joe Gans. After her are Charles L. McNary, and Lily Williams. Among people deceased in 1938, Zona Gale ranks 228. Before her are Lady Ottoline Morrell, Matilda Howell, John Kunkel Small, George Lyon, James Weldon Johnson, and Patrick Joseph Hayes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zona Gale ranks 15,399 out of 20,380. Before her are Lloyd Banks (1982), Austin O'Brien (1981), Haley Barbour (1947), Jermaine Dupri (1972), Hugh Beaumont (1909), and Kelis (1979). After her are Kurupt (1972), Anthony Pettis (1987), Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Kenan Thompson (1978), Sara Paxton (1988), and Jim Jeffords (1934).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Zona Gale ranks 1,092. Before her are Kate DiCamillo (1964), Lauren Kate (1981), Robert Anderson (1917), Rudolfo Anaya (1937), Conrad Richter (1890), and J. Hillis Miller (1928). After her are Scott Smith (1965), Ruth Ozeki (1956), Robert Olen Butler (1945), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), David Frawley (1950), and Joaquin Miller (1837).

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