Rollie Lynn Riggs (August 31, 1899 – June 30, 1954) was an American author, poet and playwright born on a farm near
Claremore, Oklahoma. His mother was 1/8
Cherokee, and when he was two years old, his mother secured his Cherokee
allotment for him. He was able to draw on his allotment to help support his writing. Riggs wrote 21 full-length plays, several short stories, poems, and a television script.