Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes

Payne, Evelyn (Cameron) (1907-1977) (stories)

Daughter of a physician; attended schools in New York City, Texas and Arizona.

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Payne, Stephen (1888-1970) (stories)

Prolific writer of westerns. Born in North Park, Colorado; died in Denver, Colorado (?).

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Payne, Will (1865-1954) (stories)

Born in Whiteside County, Illinois; journalist and financial editor of Chicago Daily News, Chicago Chronicle and Economist; contributed fiction to magazines.

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Peace, David (1967- ) (stories)

Born and raised in Yorkshire; living in Japan.

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Peacock, Wilbur Scott (1915-1979) (stories)

Editor, writer of short stories and television scripts. Born in Kansas; died in Los Angeles, California.

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Peake, Mervyn (Laurence) (1911-1968) (art)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Peake

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Pearce, Dick [i.e., Richard Elmo Pearce] (1909-1990) (stories)

. Editor and journalist. Born in Springer, Oklahoma; resident of San Francisco, California.

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Pearce, Gerald (1928-2003?) (stories)

TV and short story writer living in Los Angeles.

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Pearce, Jeffrey Dennis (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See where-we-start-from.blogspot.co.uk

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Pearsall, Robert J. (fl. 1900s-1930s) (stories)

Traveller, writer, later affiliated with the WPA. Born in Michigan; lived in Tacoma, Washington.

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Pearson, Drew [i.e., Andrew Russell Pearson] (1897-1969) (stories)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Russell_Pearson

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Pearson, Edmund (Lester) (1880-1937) (stories) (assoc.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Pearson

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Pearson, Martin; pseudonym of Donald A. Wollheim (1914-1990) (stories)

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

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Pearson, Scott (Michael) ({c}1965- ) (stories) (assoc.)

See www.yeahsure.net

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Pease, Raymond S. (1908-1990) (art)

See www.adobegallery.com/artist/Raymond_Pease_1908157229714

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Pechey, Archibald Thomas (1876-1961) (stories)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archibald_Thomas_Pechey

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Peel, J(ohn) H(ugh) B(rignal) (1913-1983) (stories)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._H._B._Peel

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Peery, James Robert (1900-1954) (stories)

Born in Mississippi; served in U.S. Army’s Signal and Intelligence Divisions in WWI; worked in banking and cotton before settling into journalism; published two mainstream novels under his real name.

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Peikoff, Kira ({c}1986- ) (stories) (assoc.)

See www.kirapeikoff.com

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Peirce, Hayford (1942- ) (stories)

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

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Pelavin, Daniel (fl. 1990s) (art)

See pelavin.com

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Pelley, William Dudley (1890-1965) (stories)

Author, journalist, editor and writer. Founder of Fascist organization, the Silver Shirts. Convicted of sedition during World War II and served eight years of a fifteen year sentence. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts; lived in Asheville, North Carolina; died in Noblesville, Indiana.

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Pemberton, [Sir] Max (1863-1950) (stories)

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

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Pendavingh, Richard (fl. 2010s) (art)

See riddip.com

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Pendexter, Hugh (1875-1940) (stories)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/04/hugh-pendexter.html

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Penkas, Michael (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)

See michaelpenkas.blogspot.co.uk

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Penn, Chris(topher Shannon) (1965-2006) (stories) (assoc.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Penn

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Perilli, Marilena (fl. 2010s) (art)

See altpick.com/marilenaperilli

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Perkins, Kenneth (Taylor) (1890-1951) (stories)

Author and playwright. Born in Kodia Kanal, India; educated at University of California; died in Los Angeles, California.

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Perl, H. W. [i.e., Hyman Woolf Perlzweig] (1897-1952) (art)

See ashrarebooks.wordpress.com/2016/05/13/h-w-perl-1897-1952/

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Perry, (William) Armstrong (1877-1938) (stories)

See www.findagrave.com/memorial/46362255

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Perry, Leigh; pseudonym of Toni L. P. Kelner (1961- ) (stories)

See leighperryauthor.com

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Perry, Ralph R. (1895-?) (stories) (assoc.)

Naval man and traveller; not to be confused with Ralph Barton Perry (1876-1957).

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Perry, Tyline [Mrs. Ralph D. Perry] (1897-1978) (stories)

Born in Brownwood, Texas.

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Pertwee, Roland (1885-1963) (stories)

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

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Peskett, S(idney) John (1906-1991) (stories)

Born and educated in London; died in Tunbridge Wells, England.

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Petaja, Emil (Theodore) (1915-2000) (stories)

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

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Peters, Fiona Maud Baines (1919-1961) (stories)

Stage actress and poet.

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Petersen, Herman (1893-1973) (stories)

Born in Utica, N.Y.; writer for the pulps; worked for Utica newspapers; was a postmaster in Poolville, N.Y.

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Peterson, Andrew (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)

See www.andrewpeterson.com

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Peterson, Margaret [i.e., Margaret Ann Peterson Fisher] (1883-1933) (stories)

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

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Petrov, Ingoushka (1937-2010) (stories)

Born in Poland; married to actor Tony Rudlin.

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Pettee, F(lorence) M(ae) (1885-1966) (stories)

Born in Spencer, Massachusetts; died in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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Pettus, Ken(neth L.) (1915-1992) (stories)

Radio and TV writer.

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Petyo, Robert (fl. 1970s-2010s) (stories)

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

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Pezzillo, Gaetano (fl. 2010s) (stories) (art) (assoc.)

See www.corvinerium.altervista.org

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Pfeffer, Susan Beth (1948- ) (stories)

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

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Pfeiffer, Alexander (1971- ) (stories)

See www.alexanderpfeiffer.de

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Pfeufer, Carl (1910-1980) (art)

Born in Mexico City, Mexico; lived in New York City.

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Phelan, Jim [i.e., James Leo Phelan] (1895-1966) (stories)

Born in Dublin, Ireland; educated in Dublin; novelist, journalist and actor; lived in Surrey; served a prison term for murder in 1930s.

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Phelan, Twist (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)

See www.twistphelan.com/p/biography.html

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Philips, (John) Austin (Drury) (1875-1947) (stories)

Born in Lewisham; educated at Malvern College; with investigation branch and surveying staff of Postal Service; dramatist and author.

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Philips, George Norman [i.e., George Norman Phillips] (1884-1972) (stories)

Name spelled Phillips on birth certificate. A surveyor.

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Philips, Judson (Pentecost) (1903-1989) (stories) (assoc.)

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

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Phillips, Dale T. (fl. 1990s-2010s) (stories)

See www.daletphillips.com

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Phillips, Kyle Andrew (fl. 2010s) (art)

See kyleandrewphillips.com

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Phillips, L. M. (fl. 1940s) (stories)

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

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Phillips, Matt (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See www.mattphillipswriter.com

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Phillips, Meredith (Bowen) (1943- ) (stories)

Author of a parent’s guidebook to the San Francisco Bay Area, has written for local and national publications; living in California; founder and sole employee of once-active Perseverance Press, dedicated to the publishing of mystery fiction.

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Phillips, Michael J(ames) (1876-?) (stories)

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

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Phillips, Peter (1920-2012) (stories)

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

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Phillips, Rog; pseudonym of Roger Philip Graham (1909-1965) (stories)

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

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Phillips, Roland (Ashford) (1883-?) (stories) (assoc.)

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

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Phillips, Ron Earl (fl. 2010s) (stories) (assoc.)

See www.ronearlphillips.com

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Phillips, Scott (1961- ) (stories) (assoc.)

Born in Wichita; a screenwriter turned novelist.

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Phillips, Sean (1965- ) (stories) (assoc.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Phillips

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Phillips, Tony; house pseudonym (fl. 1950s) (stories)

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

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Phillpotts, (Henry) Eden (1862-1960) (stories)

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

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Piatt, James G. (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See magiccatpress.weebly.com/james-g-piatt1.html

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Pickup, Renee Asher (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See reneeasherpickup.wordpress.com

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Pierce, Cameron (1988- ) (stories)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Pierce

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Pierce, David M(ilton) (1932- ) (stories)

Born in Montreal; living in Paris.

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Pierce, Frank(lin) Richardson (1887-1966) (stories)

Writer. Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts; died in Washington (?).

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Pierce, Rob (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)

See allduerespectbooks.com/authors/rob-pierce

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Pierson, Ernest De Lancey (1863-1943) (stories)

Born in Auburn, New York; died in New York City.

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Pike, Sue (fl. 2000s-2010s) (stories)

See www.crimewriterscanada.com/pike-sue

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Pilkington, Roger (Windle) (1917-2003) (stories)

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

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Pilsworth, Edward S. (fl. 1900s-1930s) (stories)

Writer, also did books on the graphic arts. Born in England; settled in Necedah, Wisconsin.

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Pim, Sheila (1909-1995) (stories)

Born and lived in Dublin; educated in France and Cambridge; novelist and writer about gardening.

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Pinchot, Ben (1890-1986) (art)

See broadway.cas.sc.edu/content/ben-pinchot

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Pink, [Rev.] Harry Leigh “Hal” (1906-1973) (stories)

See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/hal-pink.html

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Pinkerton, Robert E(ugene) (1882-1970) (stories) (assoc.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2012/06/kathrene-and-robert-pinkerton-husband.html

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Pinto, Oreste (1889-1961) (stories)

See bearalley.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/lt-col-oreste-pinto.html

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Piper, Edgar (fl. 1930s) (stories)

Not to be confused with Indiana author Edgar Bramwell Piper (1865-1928).

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Pitt, Chart(ly Artell) (1878-1966) (stories)

Born in Portage County, Wisconsin; contributed short stories, novelettes and verse to many newspapers and periodicals in the U.S. and abroad; member of Washington State legislature; died in Mukito, Washington.

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Pitt, Stanley (John Joseph) (1925-2002) (art)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Pitt

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Pitts, Tom (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See www.tompittsauthor.com

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Pitzer, R(obert) C(laiborne) (1879-1962) (stories)

See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38922516

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Pizzolato, Matthew (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See www.matthew-pizzolato.com

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Pizzolatto, Nic(olas) (1975- ) (stories) (assoc.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic_Pizzolatto

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Plaisted, (Charles) Max(well) (1902-1956) (art)

See pulpartists.com/Plaisted.html

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Pluck, Thomas (fl. 2010s) (stories)

See thomaspluck.com

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Plum, Mary (Esther Van Patten) (1892-1982) (stories)

Born in Davenport, Iowa; married Ralph Plum in 1917; died in Washington D.C.

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Po Pin Lin (1970- ) (art)

See popinlinartstudio.com

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Poate, Ernest M(arsh) (1884-1935) (stories) (assoc.)

Born on a ship in the Indian Ocean; died in Southern Pines, North Carolina; psychiatrist, attorney and author.

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Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) (stories) (assoc.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

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