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Folklore writer and newspaper columnist who became famous for writing about traditional life in rural Texas.He played a major role in saving the Texas Longhorn cow from extinction.Lyndon Johnson gave Dobie the Medal of Freedom four days before his death on September 14th.
BEFORE FAMEHe attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where a professor introduced him to poetry and encouraged him to pursue a career as a writer.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married Bertha McKee in 1916 after meeting her in college.
FUN FACTSNovelist James Frank Dobie were born on Wednesday, in a leap year, birthstone is Sapphire, the seaon was Fall in the Chinese year of , it is 258 days until James Frank Dobie next birthday.
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