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Phyllis A. Whitney

1903 - 2008

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Phyllis Ayame Whitney (September 9, 1903 – February 8, 2008) was an American mystery writer of more than 70 novels. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phyllis A. Whitney is the 6,623rd most popular writer (down from 6,403rd in 2019), the 2,249th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,781st in 2019) and the 115th most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among writers, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 6,623 out of 7,302. Before her are Lualhati Bautista, Ralf Rothmann, Charles Stross, Denis Johnson, Wolf Haas, and Horton Foote. After her are Maja Haderlap, James Truslow Adams, Sybille Bedford, Richelle Mead, Nat Hentoff, and Stanley Middleton.

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Among people born in 1903, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 365. Before her are June Marlowe, Big Joe Williams, Tampa Red, Al Hirschfeld, Gloria Holden, and Dorothy Mackaill. After her are Tiny Thompson, Hughie Gallacher, John Davis Lodge, Countee Cullen, Hooley Smith, and Barbara Bedford. Among people deceased in 2008, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 377. Before her are Choi Yo-sam, Studs Terkel, Alexander Courage, Mahendra Kapoor, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, and John S. Bull. After her are Joseph Pevney, Jimmy Stewart, John Rutsey, Chuck Daigh, Hrvoje Ćustić, and Don LaFontaine.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 2,249 out of 6,245. Before her are Akinori Mikami (1969), Atsuhiro Miura (1974), Nobutoshi Canna (1968), Shinya Yabusaki (1978), Katsura Hoshino (1980), and Yu Darvish (1986). After her are Yoshiyuki Hasegawa (1969), Hayato Suzuki (1982), Takashi Nishihara (1986), Masato Ishida (1983), Toru Morikawa (1966), and Kenji Wakai (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 115. Before her are Michio Mado (1909), Gen Urobuchi (1972), Jun Maeda (1975), Reki Kawahara (1974), Mieko Kawakami (1976), and Reiko Yoshida (1967). After her are Sayaka Murata (1979), Nagaru Tanigawa (1970), Sui Ishida (1986), Kaori Ekuni (1964), and Hitomi Kanehara (1983).

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