The Adventure, War, and Espionage Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 37

Wells, H(erbert) G(eorge) (1866-1946) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

Wells, Hal K.; [i.e., Harold Kerton Wells] (1899-1979) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2011/12/hal-k-wells-1899.html

Wells, Lee E(dwin) (1907-1982) (items) (chron.)

Born in Indianapolis; licensed public accountant in California; associated with an occult school in New York City; has been an MWA board member; deeply involved in Freemasonry. Living near Los Angeles; working in advertising and TV production; author of short stories.

Wells, (Frank Charles) Robert (1929-2021) (items) (chron.)

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

Wert, George H(arrison) (1888-1950) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Wert.html

Wessolowski, Hans W(aldemar) “Wesso” (1894-1948) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Wesso.html

West, James E(dward) (1876-1948) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._West_(Scouting)

West, Wallace G(eorge) (1900-1980) (items) (chron.)

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

Westerman, Percy F(rancis) (1876-1959) (items) (chron.)

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

Westrup, William (1881-1943) (items) (chron.)

Born in London; went to South Africa by 1900 and became a diamond digger and trader.

Wetjen, Albert Richard (1900-1948) (items) (chron.)

See pulpflakes.blogspot.com/2013/04/albert-r-wetjen-sailor-writer.html

Wheatley, Mark (1954- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wheatley_(comics)

Wheeler, Hugh Callingham (1912-1987) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Wheeler

Wheeler-Nicholson, [Major] Malcolm (1890-1965) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Wheeler-Nicholson

Wheeler-Nicholson, Nicky (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

Granddaughter of Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson.

Whipple, Kenneth (Duane) (1894-1974) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2023/07/weird-tales-may-1923-part-two.html

Whitaker, H(erman) (1867-1919) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Whitaker

White, (George) Ared (1880-1941) (items) (chron.)

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

White, Edward Lucas (1866-1934) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lucas_White

White, Frank Marshall (1861-1919) (items) (chron.)

See prabook.com/web/frank_marshall.white/1090031

White, Fred M(errick) (1859-1935) (items) (chron.)

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

White, Leslie T(urner) (1903-1967) (items) (chron.)

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

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

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

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

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