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(1903-2008) Writer, novelist. Phyllis A. Whitney was known for writing mystery novels for young adults and children as well as for adults. She lived for many years in Staten Island, New York.

Full Name

Phyllis A Whitney

Locations

Richmond

Author's Timeline


1903

BIRTH

Phyllis Ayame Whitney was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1903.

1941

LITWORK

A Place For Ann
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 41006942.
Young adult novel.

1943

LITWORK

Red Is For Murder
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, Chicago/New York.
Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 43-16386.
Novel.

1943

LITWORK

A Window For Julie
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 43016007
Young adult novel.

1950

RESIDENCE

Whitney and her husband moved to Staten Island in 1950 and lived there for many years.

1955

LITWORK

The Quicksilver Pool
Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. New York.
Library of Congress Card Catalog No. 55006547
Novel.

1972

LITWORK

Nobody Likes Trina
The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0-664-32517-3
Young adult novel.

1972

LITWORK

Snowfire
Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York.


0-385-02264-6
Novel.

1973

LITWORK

The Turquoise Mask
Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York.
0-385-08514-1
Novel.

1978

LITWORK

The Glass Flame
Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York.
0-385-14384-2
Novel.

1991

LITWORK

Woman Without A Past
Doubleday, New York, New York.
0-385-41784-5
Novel.

1997

LITWORK

Amethyst Dreams
Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, New York.
0-517-70759-4
Novel.

2008

DEATH

Phyllis A. Whitney died in Faber, Virginia in 2008.

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