Walt morey biography

American novelist

Walter Morey (February 3, – January 12, ), was a writer of numerous works of children's fiction, set in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Alaska, the places where Morey lived for all of his life. His book Gentle Ben was the basis for the movie Gentle Giant and the television show Gentle Ben.^[2]

He wrote a total of 17 published books, most of which involve as a central plot element the relationship between man and animals. Many of his works involve survival stories, or people going into the wild to "discover" themselves; redemption through nature is a common theme of Morey's works.^[3]

Life and career

Morey began going to school in , in Jasper, Oregon. He was never very keen on school. In he began working in a veneer plant, making brushes in a paintbrush factory and doing work in the woods. On July 8, , he married his first wife, Rosalind Ogden, in Portland, Oregon. Rosalind died February 28, On June 26, he married Peggy K