The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 85

Whitechurch, Rex; pseudonym (fl. 1940s-1960s) (items) (chron.)

Pseudonym for an author whose first name was George; who lived in St. Joseph, Missouri and who worked as doorman at the Rialto Theatre.

Whiteford, Wynne (Noel) (1915-2002) (items) (chron.)

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

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

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

Whitehill, (Howard) Joseph (Jr.) (1927-2011) (items) (chron.)

Born in Columbus, Ohio and died in Haverford, Pennsylvania; served in U.S. Navy; earned a masters degree at Johns Hopkins Unviersity, followed by doctoral program in criminal justice at Florida State University; accountant, master machinist and electronics designer; became manager of a tool corporation and of Whitehill Oil Corporation.

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

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.

Whitman, Walt (1819-1892) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Whitman

Whittaker, [Capt.] Frederick (1838-1889) (items) (chron.)

Born in London.

Whittle, Tina (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See tinawhittle.com

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

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

Wiebe, Sam (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See samwiebe.com

Wiecek, Mike (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.mikecooper.com

Wiehl, Lis (1961- ) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis_Wiehl

Wightman, Archibald John (1908-1985) (items) (chron.)

Born in Edinburgh; was deputy Director of Textiles in Bengal; died in Scotland.

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

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

Wilcox, Harry (1909-?) (items) (chron.)

Born Percival (or Perceval) George Albert Wilcox in Leyton, Essex.. Served extensively with the British military in the Far East.

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

See pulpartists.com/Wilcox.html

Wild, Elle (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.ellewild.com

Wilde, Oscar (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) (1854-1900) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde

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.

Wilder, Marshall P(inckney) (1859-1915) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Pinckney_Wilder

Wiley, Cathy (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See cathywileyauthor.com

Wiley, Hugh (1884-1968) (items) (chron.)

Born in Zanesville, Ohio; construction engineer in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; settled in Los Angeles; died in Berkeley, California.

Wiley, Michael (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.michaelwileyonline.com

Wilhelm, Kate; [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928-2018) (items) (chron.)

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

Wilkins, Kelli A. (fl. 1990s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.kelliwilkins.com

Wilkins, Susan (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.susanwilkinsauthor.com.gridhosted.co.uk/

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

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

Willard, Fred(erick R.) (1947- ) (items) (chron.)

Former news photographer living in Atlanta.

Willeford, Charles (Ray, III) (1919-1988) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Willeford

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

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilson_Willets

Williams, Alan (1890-?) (items) (chron.)

An Alan Williams who was a playwright and theater personage died in Los Angeles, California, in 1945. It may not have been this man.

Williams, Alan Moray (1915-1996) (items) (chron.)

See www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/291311/

Williams, Amanda Kyle (1957-2018) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Kyle_Williams

Williams, Beatriz (fl. 2010s) (items)

See beatrizwilliams.com

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

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Ames_Williams

Williams, Charles (1909-1975) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Williams_(U.S._author)

Williams, Edwin Alfred (1910-1982?) (items)

Born in Africa, probably Kenya; may have died in South Africa, but death not traced.

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, G(eorge) H(oward) (1912-2011) (items) (chron.)

See www.hamilton.edu/magazine/spring11/necrology/faculty-and-friends

Williams, Jay (1914-1978) (items) (chron.)

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

Williams, John (Stanley) (1925-2006) (items) (chron.)

Died in Worthing, England.

Williams, Joy (1944- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Williams_(American_writer)

Williams, (George Francis) Lloyd (1869-1951) (items) (chron.)

Journalist and author born in Surrey, England, and died in Sussex.

Williams, Mabel Lilian Betty (1919-1975); used pseudonym Dail Ambler (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dail_Ambler

Williams, Nick (Van) Boddie (Sr.) (1906-1992) (items) (chron.)

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

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

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

Williams, G(eorge) Valentine (1883-1946) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine_Williams

Williams, Walter Jon (1953- ) (items) (chron.)

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

Williamson, Alice M(uriel) (1869-1933) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Muriel_Williamson

Williamson, C(harles) N(orris) (1859-1920) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Norris_Williamson

Williamson, Geoffrey (1897-1976) (items) (chron.)

Died in Shepway, Kent.

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

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

Willingham, Stacy (fl. 2020s) (items)

See www.stacywillingham.com

Willis, (Walter) Bruce (1955- ) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Willis

Willkie, Wendell L(ewis) (1892-1944) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Willkie

Willrich, Chris (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.chriswillrich.com

Wilmot, (Walter) Robert Patrick (1904-1968) (items) (chron.)

Born in Montana; reporter and newspaper editor, radio and song lyric writer; lived in New York City in 1950s; died in London.

Wilsky, Jim (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See shotgunhoney.net/authors/jim-wilsky

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

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

Wilson, C. L. (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Wilson

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, Colin (Henry) (1931-2013) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Henry_Wilson

Wilson, Edmund (1895-1972) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Wilson

Wilson, F(rancis) Paul (1946- ) (items) (chron.)

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