Harry Whittington

February 4, 1916 (age 73)

Ocala, United States of America

Born in Ocala, Florida, he worked in government jobs before becoming a writer His reputation as a prolific writer of pulp fiction novels is supported by his writing of 85 novels in a span of twelve years (as many as seven in a single month) mostly in the crime, suspense, and hardboiled noir fiction genres. In total, he published over 200 novels. Seven of his writings were produced for the screen, including the television series Lawman. His reputation as "The King of the Pulps" is shared with author H. Bedford-Jones. Eight of Whittington"s harboiled noir novels were republished by Stark House Press. Whittington was published both under his own name, and with several pseudonyms: Ashley Carter Curt Colman John Dexter Tabor Evans Whit Harrison Robert Hart-Davis Kel Holland Harriet Kathryn Myers Suzanne Stephens Blaine Stevens Clay Stuart Hondo Wells Harry White Hallam Whitney Henri Whittier J. X. Williams.

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Born in Ocala, Florida, he worked in government jobs before becoming a writer His reputation as a prolific writer of pulp fiction novels is supported by his writing of 85 novels in a span of twelve years (as many as seven in a single month) mostly in the crime, suspense, and hardboiled noir fiction genres. In total, he published over 200 novels.

Seven of his writings were produced for the screen, including the television series Lawman.

His reputation as "The King of the Pulps" is shared with author H. Bedford-Jones. Eight of Whittington"s harboiled noir novels were republished by Stark House Press.

Whittington was published both under his own name, and with several pseudonyms:

Ashley Carter

Curt Colman

John Dexter

Tabor Evans

Whit Harrison

Robert Hart-Davis

Kel Holland

Harriet Kathryn Myers

Suzanne Stephens

Blaine Stevens

Clay Stuart

Hondo Wells

Harry White

Hallam Whitney

Henri Whittier

J. X. Williams.

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