Don Whitney - In His Own Words 


Don Whitney in his room that he grew up in, prior to getting married in 1947

In the year before his death in July of 1998, Don Whitney wrote his autobiography. It covered from the time he was born in Jan 1925 up thru 1951. It is a collection of rememberances, funny stories, etc. that family and friends have found interesting. At his funeral, stories were read from this that had meaning to the family. Since that time, we have given out over 30 copies and continue to recieve requests for copies. Because of this, we decided to put the text and some of the stories on the web for more to enjoy.

Download Complete Autobiography (Zip file of 360 k, in PDF format)

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Here are some of my selected favorites excerpts:
 

Notes from Don's father
On being sent to Summer Camp
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard
Glenn MillerRev 26-jan-08
Asbury Park
The Old Howard Prank
Harvard Days / Remembering Jack Lemmon
On Being Committed to a Psychiatric Ward Rev 21-Dec-07
The Totem Pole
Engagement to Jan
Starting at AO as an Apprentice Lens Designer
Why Dick was once named David

Dad and his 1957 photoshoot with Bettie Page

Dad's Correspondance with Jack Lemmon

"Little Willie" Poems
Margaret Morrissey Identifies family poems

Cousin Bob and Whitney Relatives

Dad and Ham Radio (1963 AO News Article)

Dad and the Pajama Bottom Story

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Dick Whitney - Autobiographical Stories

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