Chris Enss
Encyclopedia
Chris Enss is an American author
and screenwriter
. Enss has written more than 20 books on the subject of women in the Old West, and has collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian
on four books, including two about Roy Rogers
and Dale Evans
.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. Enss has written more than 20 books on the subject of women in the Old West, and has collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian
Howard Kazanjian
Howard G. Kazanjian is an American film producer, former Vice President of Lucasfilm, LTD and a published non-fiction author. Of Armenian descent, Kazanjian is an active member of the Armenian charity and cultural community, and a USC alumnus....
on four books, including two about Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
and Dale Evans
Dale Evans
Dale Evans, was an American writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.-Early life:...
.
Partial bibliography
- Buffalo Gals: Women of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Gilded Girls: Women Entertainers of the Old West
- Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier
- How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier
- Love Untamed: Romances of the Old West
- Pistol Packin' Madams: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: Women Soldiers and Patriots of the Western Frontier
- The Doctor Wore Petticoats: Women Physicians of the Old West
- With Great Hope: Women of the California Gold Rush
- Tales Behind the Tombstones: The Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women and Celebrated Lawmen
- The Lady Was a Gambler: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West
- Playing for Time: The Death Row All Stars
- The Cowboy and the Señorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
- Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
- The Young Duke: The Early Life of John Wayne