The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 90

Woolfolk, Josiah Pitts (1894-1971); used pseudonym Jack Woodford (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Woodford

Woollcott, Alexander (Humphreys) (1887-1943) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Woollcott

Woolrich, Cornell; [i.e., Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich] (1903-1968) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Woolrich

Wordingham, James A(rthur) (1917-1997) (items) (chron.)

Born in London, England; died in Kent; journalist, then editor of The Norfolk Chronicle.

Workman, James (1912-2001) (items) (chron.)

See www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22262

Worley, William (Thomas) (1915-1988) (items) (chron.)

Born and died in California; a teacher at Lowell High School, San Francisco.

Wormser, Richard (Edward) (1908-1977); used pseudonym Nick Carter (items) (chron.)

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

Worth, Adam (1844-1902) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Worth

Wortham, Revis (Z.) (fl. 1980s-2010s) (items)

See reaviszwortham.com/about.html

Worts, George F(rank) (1892-1967) (items) (chron.)

Born in Toledo; radio operator turned freelance writer in Hawaii; screenwriter.

Wren, M. K.; pseudonym of Martha Kay Renfroe (1938-2016) (items)

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

Wren, P(ercival) C(hristopher) (1875-1941) (items) (chron.)

Born in Deptford, London; birth registered as Percy Wren.

Wrenn, Charles L(ewis) (1880-1952) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Wren.html

Wright, A(lan) J. (c1951- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.lep.co.uk/news/crime-author-strikes-again-with-award-honour-1-8157321

Wright, Betty Ren; [i.e., Betty Ren Wright Frederiksen] (1927-2013) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Ren_Wright

Wright, David (John Murray) (1920-1994) (items) (chron.)

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

Wright, Edward (fl. 2000s-2010s) (items)

See www.edwardwrightbooks.com

Wright, Eric (1929-2015) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Wright_(writer)

Wright, Erica (fl. 2000s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See ericawright.typepad.com

Wright, Gilbert (Munger) (1901-1966) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Bell_Wright

Wright, Keith (1948- ) (items) (chron.)

Policeman in Nottingham C.I.D.

Wright, Nancy Means (1927- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.goodreads.com/author/show/280943.Nancy_Means_Wright

Wright, S(ydney) Fowler (1874-1965) (items) (chron.)

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

Wright, Sewell Peaslee (1897-1970) (items) (chron.)

Author, journalist, advertising writer, radio operator. Born in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Wrobel, Stephanie (1987- ) (items)

See stephaniewrobel.com

Wu, Frank (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wu_(artist)

Wuorio, Eva-Lis (1918-1988) (items) (chron.)

See desturmobed.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/eva-lis-wuorio.html

Wuornos, Aileen (Carol) (1956-2002) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aileen_Wuornos

Wurlitzer, Rudolph (1937- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Wurlitzer

Wurthmann, Helen (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.elance.com/s/helenwurthmann

Wyckoff, (Albert) Capwell (1903-1953) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2011/09/capwell-wyckoff.html

Wykes, (Douglas) Alan (1914-1993) (items) (chron.)

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

Wylde, Thomas (Clarke) (1946- ) (items) (chron.)

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

Wyles, Lilian (Mary Elizabeth) (1885-1975) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilian_Wyles

Wylie, Philip (Gordon) (1902-1971) (items) (chron.)

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

Wyn, A(aron) A(rthur) (1898-1967) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._A._Wyn

Wyndham, [Captain] Horace (Cowley) (1873-1970) (items) (chron.)

Born in Oxford, England; educated in Edinburgh.

Wyndham, John; pseudonym of John Beynon Harris (1903-1969) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wyndham

Wynne, [Dr.] Fred(erick) E(dward) (1870-1930) (items) (chron.)

Born in Kilkenny, Ireland; Medical Officer of Health, and Professor of Public Health, in Sheffield, and Honorary Pathologist at Royal Infirmary, Wigan.

Wyville, A(insworth) W. (1896-1982) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/aw-wyville.html

Yadon, Bayard (Earl) (1896-1933) (items) (chron.)

Born 10 Jan 1896 in Powder Springs, Tennessee; served with the American Expeditionary Forces overseas during WWI, studied law, and was later admitted to the bar; farmer, newspaper reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, news editor for the Middlesboro Daily News; died of a sinus infection 25 Sep 1933.

Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn (1942- ) (items) (chron.)

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

Yarnell, Duane (Alvin) (1914-1996) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon-duane-yarnell-writer/135532663/

Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923-1985) (items) (chron.)

Earliest books were published as by Peter Carter-Brown, then as by Peter Carter Brown, then as by Carter Brown.

Yates, Donald A. (1930-2017) (items) (chron.)

See mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=53810

Yates, Edmund (Hodgson) (1831-1894) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Yates

Yawitz, Paul Arthur (1900-1983) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Yawitz

Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._B._Yeats

Yeldham, Peter (Alan) (1927- ) (items) (chron.)

Radio, TV, stage and film writer in Australia; TV producer.

Yerkow, Charles (1912-1994) (items) (chron.)

Has done books on judo, bicycling and motorcycing. Born in New York City.

Yerxa, Leroy (Arnold) (1915-1946); used pseudonym Alexander Blade (items) (chron.)

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

Yocum, Robin (1955- ) (items) (chron.)

See ohiocenterforthebook.org/2017/10/14/yocum-robin/

Yokomizo, Seishi (1902-1981) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seishi_Yokomizo

Yokoyama, Hideo (1957- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Yokoyama

Yore, Clem(ent) (1875-1936) (items) (chron.)

Born in St. Louis, Missouri; educated at Washington University Law School; contributor of fiction to numerous magazines; died in Estes Park, Colorado; variously a Texas Ranger, cowpuncher, stage driver, gold prospector, lawyer, journalist, soldier in Spanish-American War, and poet; author of more than 600 short stories and 20 novels; died in Estes Park, Colorado.

York, Christina F. (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.yorkwriters.com

York-Ripley, Diantha (fl. 1990s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See dianthayork-ripley.com

Yoshitame, Haruta (1893-1945) (items) (chron.)

See ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B2%E8%B3%80%E4%B8%89%E9%83%8E_(%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%B6)

Youd, C(hristopher) S(amuel) (1922-2012); used pseudonym John Christopher (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christopher

Young, (Alexander Bell) Filson (1876-1938) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filson_Young

Young, Robert F(ranklin) (1915-1986) (items) (chron.)

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

Yuan-Innes, Melissa J. (fl. 1990s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See melissayuaninnes.wordpress.com

Yudkoff, Alvin (Stephen) (1923-2009) (items) (chron.)

Born and living in New York City in 1950s; radio and TV writer.

Yzmore, Maura (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See maurayzmore.com/

Zacek, Ray (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.kindlemojo.com/rayzacek

Zacharow, Christopher (Marian) (1954- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.pratt.edu/faculty_and_staff/bio/?id=MFdSWmkwRGphbDlWTVNHRUtvQXJJdz09

Zachary, Fay (Nedra) (1931-2002) (items) (chron.)

Registered nurse working in public health; living in Arizona.