Born in Yokohama, Japan to American parents in 1903, she spent her early years in Asia. After the death of her parents she moved to Chicago where she lived with her aunt. Later in life, Whitney moved to Staten Island, New York and resided there for 20 years with her daughter and second husband, Lovell Jahnke. Staten Island became the inspiration and setting for several of her books.[2]
A rarity for her genre, she wrote mysteries for both the juvenile and the adult markets, many of which feature exotic settings. Although she was often described as a Gothic novelist, a review in The New York Times even dubbing her "The Queen of the American Gothics", Whitney claimed to hate this title. She preferred to say she wrote ”romantic novels of suspense".
In 1961, her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile Novel; she duplicated the honor in 1964 for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1988, the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. In 1990, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America.[3] Whitney died of pneumonia at age 104 on February 8, 2008.
A collection of Whitney's writing, correspondence, and photographs are available at the College of Staten Island's Archives and Special Collections.[2]
Published worksedit
A Place for Ann (1941)
A Star for Ginny (1942)
A Window for Julie (1943)
Red is for Murder (1943), Reissued as The Red Carnelian (1965)
The Silver Inkwell (1945)
Writing Juvenile Fiction (1947)
Willow Hill (1947)
Ever After (1948)
The Mystery of the Gulls (1949)
Linda's Homecoming (1950)
The Island of Dark Woods (1951), Reissued as Mystery of the Strange Traveler (1967)
Love Me, Love Me Not (1952)
Step to the Music (1953)
Mystery of the Black Diamonds (1954)
A Long Time Coming (1954)
Mystery on the Isle of Skye (1955)
The Quicksilver Pool (1955)
The Fire and the Gold (1956)
The Highest Dream (1956)
The Trembling Hills (1956)
Mystery of the Green Cat (1957)
Skye Cameron (1957)
Secret of the Samurai Sword (1958)
The Moonflower (1958)
Creole Holiday (1959)
Mystery of the Haunted Pool (1960)
Thunder Heights (1960)
Secret of the Tiger's Eye (1961)
Blue Fire (1961)
Mystery of the Golden Horn (1962)
Window on the Square (1962)
Mystery of the Hidden Hand (1963)
Seven Tears for Apollo (1963)
Secret of the Emerald Star (1964)
Black Amber (1964)
Mystery of the Angry Idol (1965)
Sea Jade (1965)
Columbella (1966)
Secret of the Spotted Shell (1967)
Silverhill (1967)
Hunter's Green (1968)
Secret of Goblin Glen (1969)
The Mystery of the Crimson Ghost (1969)
The Winter People (1969)
Secret of the Missing Footprint (1969)
Lost Island (1970)
The Vanishing Scarecrow (1971)
Nobody Likes Trina (1972)
Listen for the Whisperer (1972)
Mystery of the Scowling Boy (1973)
Snowfire (1973)
The Turquoise Mask (1974)
Secret of Haunted Mesa (1975)
Spindrift (1975)
The Golden Unicorn (1976)
Writing Juvenile Stories and Novels (1976)
Secret of the Stone Face (1977)
The Stone Bull (1977)
The Glass Flame (1978)
Domino (1979)
Poinciana (1980)
Vermilion (1981)
Guide to Fiction Writing (1982)
Emerald (1983)
Rainsong (1984)
Dream of Orchids (1985)
Flaming Tree (1986)
Silversword (1987)
Feather on the Moon (1988)
Rainbow in the Mist (1989)
The Singing Stones (1990)
Woman Without a Past (1991)
The Ebony Swan (1992)
Star Flight (1993)
Daughter of the Stars (1994)
Amethyst Dreams (1997)
Referencesedit
^Leimbach, Dulcie."Phyllis A. Whitney, Author, Dies at 104". The New York Times. 9 February 2008.
^ ab"Collection: SIM-12: Phyllis A. Whitney Collection | College of Staten Island ArchivesSpace". archivesspace.library.csi.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
^. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
phyllis, whitney, phyllis, ayame, whitney, september, 1903, february, 2008, american, mystery, writer, more, than, novels, born, 1903, september, 1903yokohama, japandiedfebruary, 2008, 2008, aged, faber, virginia, united, statesoccupationauthoryears, active194. Phyllis Ayame Whitney September 9 1903 February 8 2008 1 was an American mystery writer of more than 70 novels Phyllis A WhitneyBorn 1903 09 09 September 9 1903Yokohama JapanDiedFebruary 8 2008 2008 02 08 aged 104 Faber Virginia United StatesOccupationAuthorYears active1941 2008 Born in Yokohama Japan to American parents in 1903 she spent her early years in Asia After the death of her parents she moved to Chicago where she lived with her aunt Later in life Whitney moved to Staten Island New York and resided there for 20 years with her daughter and second husband Lovell Jahnke Staten Island became the inspiration and setting for several of her books 2 A rarity for her genre she wrote mysteries for both the juvenile and the adult markets many of which feature exotic settings Although she was often described as a Gothic novelist a review in The New York Times even dubbing her The Queen of the American Gothics Whitney claimed to hate this title She preferred to say she wrote romantic novels of suspense In 1961 her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile Novel she duplicated the honor in 1964 for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand In 1988 the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement In 1990 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America 3 Whitney died of pneumonia at age 104 on February 8 2008 A collection of Whitney s writing correspondence and photographs are available at the College of Staten Island s Archives and Special Collections 2 Published works editA Place for Ann 1941 A Star for Ginny 1942 A Window for Julie 1943 Red is for Murder 1943 Reissued as The Red Carnelian 1965 The Silver Inkwell 1945 Writing Juvenile Fiction 1947 Willow Hill 1947 Ever After 1948 The Mystery of the Gulls 1949 Linda s Homecoming 1950 The Island of Dark Woods 1951 Reissued as Mystery of the Strange Traveler 1967 Love Me Love Me Not 1952 Step to the Music 1953 Mystery of the Black Diamonds 1954 A Long Time Coming 1954 Mystery on the Isle of Skye 1955 The Quicksilver Pool 1955 The Fire and the Gold 1956 The Highest Dream 1956 The Trembling Hills 1956 Mystery of the Green Cat 1957 Skye Cameron 1957 Secret of the Samurai Sword 1958 The Moonflower 1958 Creole Holiday 1959 Mystery of the Haunted Pool 1960 Thunder Heights 1960 Secret of the Tiger s Eye 1961 Blue Fire 1961 Mystery of the Golden Horn 1962 Window on the Square 1962 Mystery of the Hidden Hand 1963 Seven Tears for Apollo 1963 Secret of the Emerald Star 1964 Black Amber 1964 Mystery of the Angry Idol 1965 Sea Jade 1965 Columbella 1966 Secret of the Spotted Shell 1967 Silverhill 1967 Hunter s Green 1968 Secret of Goblin Glen 1969 The Mystery of the Crimson Ghost 1969 The Winter People 1969 Secret of the Missing Footprint 1969 Lost Island 1970 The Vanishing Scarecrow 1971 Nobody Likes Trina 1972 Listen for the Whisperer 1972 Mystery of the Scowling Boy 1973 Snowfire 1973 The Turquoise Mask 1974 Secret of Haunted Mesa 1975 Spindrift 1975 The Golden Unicorn 1976 Writing Juvenile Stories and Novels 1976 Secret of the Stone Face 1977 The Stone Bull 1977 The Glass Flame 1978 Domino 1979 Poinciana 1980 Vermilion 1981 Guide to Fiction Writing 1982 Emerald 1983 Rainsong 1984 Dream of Orchids 1985 Flaming Tree 1986 Silversword 1987 Feather on the Moon 1988 Rainbow in the Mist 1989 The Singing Stones 1990 Woman Without a Past 1991 The Ebony Swan 1992 Star Flight 1993 Daughter of the Stars 1994 Amethyst Dreams 1997 References edit Leimbach Dulcie Phyllis A Whitney Author Dies at 104 The New York Times 9 February 2008 a b Collection SIM 12 Phyllis A Whitney Collection College of Staten Island ArchivesSpace archivesspace library csi cuny edu Retrieved 2023 03 03 MyRWA Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Archived from the original on 2015 06 27 Retrieved 2017 09 07 External links edit nbsp Children s literature portal Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phyllis A Whitney amp oldid 1217343014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
