The Adventure, War, and Espionage Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 38

White, Matthew (B., Jr.) (1857-1940) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/matthew-white-jr.html

White, Samuel Alexander (1885-1956) (items) (chron.)

Born in Snelgrove, Ontario, Canada; contributed stories, poems to numerous magazines.

White, Stewart Edward (1873-1946) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/white_stewart_edward

White, William Patterson (1884-1954) (items) (chron.)

Western novelist. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota; lived in Tularosa, New Mexico.

Whitehead, Henry S(t. Clair) (1882-1932) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S._Whitehead

Whitehouse, Arch; [i.e., Arthur George Joseph Whitehouse] (1895-1979) (items) (chron.)

Author, journalist, screenwriter, cartoonist. He was in the Royal Flying Corps, No. 22 Squadron, and is credited with destroying 16 enemy aircraft and 6 kite balloons. Born in Northampton, England; came to the United States in 1905; died in Lincoln Park, New Jersey.

Whitelaw, David (1875-1971) (items) (chron.)

Born in London. Journalist; editor of The London Magazine and The Premier Magazine. Lived in Brighton.

Whitfield, Raoul F(alconia) (1896-1945) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Whitfield

Whitlock, Brand (1869-1934) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_Whitlock

Whitman, Edmund S(purr) (1900-1987) (items) (chron.)

Writer and retired executive with the United Fruit Company. Born in Fort Meade, South Dakota; lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Whitman, H. E. O.; [i.e., Esmond Oram Whitman] (1900-1980) (items) (chron.)

This is the name under which Esmond Oram Whitman, 1900-1980, was known in his life and writing. Born in Utah, raised in Kansas, spent many years in Arizona, and died in Santa Monica, California. Possibly his last name was originally Witman.

Whitson, Beth Slater (1879-1930) (items) (chron.)

See www.bethslaterwhitson.com

Wibberley, Leonard (Patrick O’Connor) (1915-1983) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wibberley_leonard

Wickham, Harvey (1872-1930) (items) (chron.)

Novelist and essayist. Born in Middletown, New York; died in Rome, Italy.

Wignall, Trevor C(harles) (1881-1958) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Wignall

Wijesuriya, Terry (fl. 2020s) (items) (chron.)

See niftylit.io/contributor/terry-wijesuriya

Wilcox, Don; [i.e., Cleo Eldon Wilcox] (1905-2000); used pseudonym Alexander Blade (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wilcox_don

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919); previously known as Ella Wheeler (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox

Wilcox, J(ames) M(ilton) (1895-1958) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Wilcox.html

Wilde, Percival (1887-1953) (items) (chron.)

Born in New York City; educated at Columbia University; served in U.S. Navy during WWI; inventor of airplane compass devices adopted by the Navy; playwright and book reviewer.

Wildridge, Oswald (1868-1941) (items) (chron.)

a journalist, finishing his career as the editor of the Northern Daily Telegraph (Blackburn).

Wilford, L(oren) F(rederick) (1893-1972) (items) (chron.); Name given as Loren F. Wilford/Loran F. Wilford.

Born in Wamego, Kansas; died in Stamford, Connecticut (?).

Wilkins, [Sir] (George) Hubert (1888-1958) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Wilkins

Wilkinson, Lupton A(llemong) (1897-?) (items) (chron.)

See mppda.flinders.edu.au/people/662

Willenborg, Lee (Alexander) (1878-1944) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-independent-lee-willenborg/155458805

Willets, Gilson (Hoyt) (1869-1922) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilson_Willets

Williams, Alford J(oseph, Jr.) (1896-1958) (items) (chron.)

See www.ageofaces.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/THWIT10Williams3711.pdf

Williams, Ben Ames (1889-1953) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ames_Williams

Williams, Frank H.; [i.e., Francis H. Williams] (1885-1930) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-frank-h-williams-obit/145638873/

Williams, (Charles) Michael (1877-1950) (items) (chron.)

See www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williams-9657

Williams, Robert Moore (1907-1977); used pseudonym Alexander Blade (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/williams_robert_moore

Williamson, Jack; [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/williamson_jack

Willinger, László (Josef) (1909-1989) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/László_Willinger

Willis, Harold (Buckley) (1890-1962) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Buckley_Willis

Wilson, Alexander (Joseph Patrick) (1893-1963) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wilson_(writer_and_spy)

Wilson, Cherry; [i.e., Rosemary J. “Cherry Rose” Wilson] [née Burdick] (1893-1976) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/cherry-wilson-western-author.html

Wilson, John Fleming (1877-1922) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleming_Wilson

Wilson, Matthew (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See matthewwilsonwrites.wordpress.com

Wilson, Robert McNair (1882-1963) (items) (chron.)

Born in Glasgow; educated at Glasgow University; physician in general practice, 1905-1913; specialist in heart diseases, 1920-1933.

Wilstach, John (Hudnall) (1890-1951) (items) (chron.)

Born in Oakland, California, son of a former executive in the Hays Office (overseers of Hollywood censorship); prolific pulp author.

Winchell, (Nathaniel) Prentice (Jr.) (1895-1976); used pseudonym Grant Stockbridge (items) (chron.)

Born in Evanston, Illinois; died in Tallahassee, Florida; worked for an advertising agency, then newspaper man; editor of trade publications, journalism lecturer; wrote and produced over 500 radio mystery shows, wrote for films and TV; published some 400 magazine detective stories, including 40 about Fire Marshal Ben Pedley, besides those books listed below.

Windas, Cedric W(ilford) (1888-1966) (items) (chron.)

Artist, writer, expert on naval customs and vocabulary. Born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia; came to the United States in 1913; died in Hermosa Beach, California.

Winslow, Horatio (Gates) (1882-1972) (items) (chron.)

See prabook.com/web/person-view.html?profileId=1087388

Winter, William West (1881-1940) (items) (chron.)

Novelist and short story writer. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana; died in Rutland, Massachusetts.

Winterbotham, R(ussell) R(obert) (1904-1971) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/winterbotham_russ

Wire, H(arold) C(hanning) (1899-1987) (items) (chron.)

Born in California, lived there most of life; author of some 300 magazine stories.

Witten, George (Walter Bond) (1885-1972) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-obituary-for-george-w-b/146143376

Wittmack, Edgar Franklin (1894-1956) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Wittmack.html

Witton, Frederick (William, Jr.) (1897-1985) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Witton.html

Witwer, Harry Charles (1880-1929) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._C._Witwer

Wolfe, Reese (fl. 1930s-1940s) (items) (chron.)

Naval (merchant marine?) man.

Wolff, William Almon (1885-1933) (items) (chron.)

Born in Brooklyn; educated at New York University; contributor of fiction to magazines.

Wollheim, Donald A(llen) (1914-1990); used pseudonym Martin Pearson (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wollheim_donald_a

Wolson, Morton (1913-2003) (items) (chron.)

Living in New York. Author of many pulp detective stories in the 1940s as Peter Paige.

Wonderly, W(illiam) Carey (1890-1931) (items) (chron.)

Born in Baltimore, MD.

Wood, (Samuel) Andrew (1887-1966) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wood_samuel_andrew

Wood, Bob; [i.e., Robert Edward Wood] (1959- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wood_(author)

Wood, Edwin Goodenow (1864-1934) (items) (chron.)

Brother of Theodore Snow Wood.

Wood, Kenneth P(rice) (1898-1945) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-kenneth-p-wood/145219213/

Wood, Kerry; [i.e., Edgar Allardyce “Kerry” Wood] (1907-1998) (items) (chron.)

See www.goodreads.com/author/show/1056948.Kerry_Wood

Wood, [General] Leonard (1860-1927) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Wood

Wood, Sabine W(allingford) (1875-1932) (items) (chron.)

Born and died in Bangor, Maine.

Wood, Theodore Snow (1877-1940) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2013/12/theodore-snow-wood-1877.html

Wood, Wally; [i.e., Wallace Allan Wood] (1927-1981) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Wood.html

Woodall, Rich (c1976- ) (items) (chron.)

See johnraygun.deviantart.com

Woodbury, Clarence (Moats) (1898-1977) (items) (chron.)

See nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=obse19770421-01.1.27&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------

Woodbury, Herbert A(rthur) (1901-1980) (items) (chron.)

Harvard graduate. Worked as full time writer for over a decade, rest of life as teacher. Born and mostly lived in Iowa.