Journalist Wolfe Kaufman claims that he coined the word "whodunit" around 1935 while working for "Variety" magazine, however, an editor of the magazine, Abel Green, attributed it to his predecessor, Sime Silverman.
He coined the word "whodunit" around 1935 while working for "Variety" magazine, however, an editor of the magazine, attributed it to his predecessor. This is what Journalist Wolfe Kaufman claims. Sime Silverman is his predecessor. Abel Green is the magazine.