The General Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 122

Warren, Maude (Lavinia) Radford (1875-1934) (items) (chron.)

Novelist and writer of stories for young readers. Born in Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada; died in Ithaca, New York.

Warren, Samuel (1807-1877) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Warren_(British_lawyer)

Warwick, (Harry) Sidney (1871-1953) (items) (chron.)

Educated at St. Peter’s, York, and Oxford. Father of Francis Warwick.

Wass, John A.; pseudonym (fl. 1920s) (items) (chron.)

Probably a pseudonym as this poem was plagiarized from the works of C. Fox Smith.

Wasson, David A(twood) (1823-1887) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Atwood_Wasson

Watchorn, Robert (1859-1944) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Watchorn

Waterhouse, Charles (fl. 1950s-1960s) (items) (chron.)

Born in Columbus, Georgia.

Waterloo, Stanley (1846-1913) (items) (chron.)

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

Waterman, Nixon (1859-1944) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_Waterman

Waters, Don (c1894-?) (items) (chron.)

Traveller, boater, and writer. Born in Scotland; lived in Florida.

Watkin, Lawrence Edward (1901-1981) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Edward_Watkin

Watkins, Alexander William (1892-1971) (items) (chron.)

Born in North London, England; died in Los Angeles.

Watkins, Griffith (Wynne) (1930-1969) (items) (chron.)

See www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A12660

Watkins, Richard Howells (1895-1980) (items) (chron.)

Journalist, originally from New York; also wrote mystery novels. Lived in Riverside, Connecticut.

Watkins, Wal(ter James) (1922-?) (items) (chron.)

Born in Burra district of South Australia; served in the Australian navy in WWII; qualified as a hypnotherapist in 1972 and started his clinical practice in South Australia; reported to have died in Adelaide, Australia, but no date found.

Watkins, Wilbur (1892-?) (items) (chron.)

Journalist and engineer. Born in Montana.

Watkins-Pitchford, Denys (James) (1905-1990) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Watkins-Pitchford

Watson, C. B. (fl. 1920s) (items) (chron.)

A case may be made that these are by Hugh Pendexter; the subject material is typically Pendexter’s and his mother was named Clara Watson.

Watson, Douglas S(loane) (1875-1948) (items) (chron.)

California literary figure and friend of Herbert Hoover. Died in Palo Alto, California.

Watson, Emmett (St. Clair, Jr.) (1892-1955) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Watson.html

Watson, H(enry) B(rereton) Marriott (1863-1921) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._B._Marriott_Watson

Watson, J(ohn) W(hitaker) (1824-1890) (items) (chron.)

See famousamericans.net/johnwhitakerwatson

Watson, John B(roadus) (1878-1958) (items) (chron.)

Professor of Comparative and Experimental Psychology, Johns Hopkins University.

Watson, Rosamund Marriott; [née Ball] (1860-1911); used pseudonym Graham R. Tomson (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamund_Marriott_Watson

Watson, Thomas E. (1856-1922) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Watson

Watson, William (1858-1935) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Watson_(poet)

Watt, Lauchlan MacLean (1867-1957) (items) (chron.)

Educated at Edinburgh University; clergyman, Church of Scotland.

Watterson, Henry (1840-1921) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Watterson

Wattles, Wallace D(elois) (1860-1911) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Wattles

Watts, J. S. (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.jswatts.co.uk

Watts, John V(ernon) (c1900-?) (items) (chron.)

A Florida newspaper reporter.

Watts, Mary S(tanbery) (1868-1958) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Stanbery_Watts

Waugh, Evelyn (Arthur St. John) (1903-1966) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh

Waxman, Percy (1885-1948) (items) (chron.)

Journalist and poet. Born in Australia; died in New York City.

Way, Isabel Stewart; [i.e., Isabel Stewart Way Bonnard Thomson] (1904-1978) (items) (chron.)

Born in Michigan; educated at Albion College; contributed fiction to numerous magazines.

Wayman, Stan (1928?-1973) (items) (chron.)

Photographer for Life magazine. Died in Washington, D.C.

Wayne, Charles Stokes (1858-1920) (items) (chron.)

Born in Philadelphia; author and journalist and playwright.

Wayne, Jenifer (1917-1982) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenifer_Wayne

Wayne, John; pseudonym of Marion Mitchell Morrison (1907-1979) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne

Wead, Frank (Wilber) (1895-1947) (items) (chron.)

Aviator and playwright. Born in Peoria, Illinois; died in Santa Monica, California.

Weatherby, W(illiam) J(ohn) (c1930-1992) (items) (chron.)

Note: Birth and death recorded as just William Weatherby.

Weatherly, Frederic E(dward) (1848-1929) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Weatherly

Weaver, Jay (W.) (?-1960) (items) (chron.)

See www.askart.com/artist/Jay_W_Weaver/10057123/Jay_W_Weaver.aspx

Weaver, John D(owning) (1912-2002) (items) (chron.)

See literarydc.wordpress.com/2019/08/31/john-d-weaver-1912-2002

Weaver, John V(an) A(lstyne) (1893-1938) (items) (chron.)

Poet, novelist, playwright. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina; died in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Webb, Charles Henry (1834-1905) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Henry_Webb

Webb, Charles Nicholls (1888-1926) (items) (chron.)

Poet, author and journalist. Died in Duluth, Minnesota.

Webb, John (fl. 1920s-1930s) (items) (chron.)

Perhaps Australian editor John Webb. Served in France during the first World War; lived in Long Branch, New Jersey.

Webb, Kaye; [i.e., Kathleen Webb] (1914-1996) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaye_Webb

Webb, Mary (G. Meredith) (1881-1927) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Webb

Webb, Paul (1902-1985) (items) (chron.)

See www.pbase.com/csw62/webb

Webb, Richard Wilson (1901-1970) (items) (chron.)

Born in Burnham-on-Sea, England; educated at Cambridge; lived in Massachusetts.

Webb, Thomas H(aggerty) (1884-1975) (items) (chron.)

See www.nytimes.com/1975/06/21/archives/thomas-h-webb.html?mcubz=0

Webber, Everett M(arion) (1909-1992) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/memorial/142611796/everett-marion-webber

Weber, Katharine (1955- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Weber

Weber, Lenora Mattingly (1895-1971) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenora_Mattingly_Weber

Weber, Nancy (1942- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Weber

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster

Webster, [Captain] F(rederick) A(nnesley) M(ichael) (1886-1949) (items) (chron.)

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

Wechsberg, Joseph (1907-1983) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Wechsberg

Weck, Philip (fl. 1940s-1960s) (items) (chron.)

Journalist, resident in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Wedmore, (Thomas) Frederick (1844-1921) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Wedmore

Weekes, A(gnes) R(ussell) (1880-1940) (items) (chron.)

Born in Rochester, Kent, England; died in Slindon, Sussex; sister of R(ose) K(irkpatrick) Weekes.

Weekes, R(ose) K(irkpatrick) (1874-1956) (items) (chron.)

Sister of A(gnes) R(ussell) Weekes.

Weeks, Edward (Augustus, Jr.) (1898-1989) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_A._Weeks

Weeks, Jack (1907-1971) (items) (chron.)

Crime beat journalist in Detroit, Chicago, and Miami.

Weeks, Robert Kelley (1840-1876) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kelley_Weeks