Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe

Born in Oxford, Kansas, on December 7, 1879, and raised in Oklahoma Territory, Vingie E. Roe wrote popular fiction with a strong feel for western landscapes and dramatic adventure. Sources describe her as an American novelist and screenwriter, and some list her full name as Vingie E. Lawton Roe, while noting that her middle name is sometimes given as "Eve."

Her novels include The Maid of the Whispering Hills, Tharon of Lost Valley, and Nameless River, all of which have remained accessible to later readers through reprints and Project Gutenberg. A number of her stories were also adapted for film, showing how naturally her fast-moving, visual style translated to the screen.

Roe died on August 13, 1958, in Napa, California. Today she is remembered as one of the many early American writers who helped turn frontier romance and western adventure into enduring popular fiction.