AKA Winfred Lowell Van Atta

Born: 18-Oct-1910
Birthplace: Hidalgo, IL
Died: 5-Jun-1990
Location of death: The Woodlands, TX
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Aten Cemetery, Hidalgo, IL

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Novelist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Shock Treatment

Father: William Isaac Vanatta (b. 19-Jul-1876, d. 4-Jul-1960)
Mother: Mae Spraggins (b. 28-Jan-1882, d. 29-Mar-1965)
Sister: Edna Evans
Sister: Mabel Pirrello
Sister: Rowena Camm
Wife: Frieda (until his death, two daughters)
Daughter: Mary Kelly
Daughter: Gretchen Lore

Author of books:
Shock Treatment (1961, novel)
Hatchet Man (1962, novel)
Nicky: The Story of a Long Christmas (1965, novel)
A Good Place to Work and Die (1970, novel)
The Adam Sleep (1980, novel)

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