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.
[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.
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