His birthday was on Feb. 26th. (Oddly, I couldn't find any tributes.)

A former Navy communications officer, he was born in Milwaukee and now lives in Sausalito, California.

Many of his books are coloring books and action sets.

In 1959, he became the president of San Francisco's Troubador Press.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Whyte

Excerpt:

"Whyte founded the Cartoon Art Museum in 1982. He wrote and produced exhibition catalogs that featured the art of Walt Kelly, Charles Schulz, Edward Gorey, and Charles Crumb, Robert Crumb, and Maxon Crumb. Additionally he wrote and produced two catalogs for touring exhibitions: Draw Me A Story, A Century of Children’s Book Illustration and Walk In Beauty, Discovering American Indian Art."

Selected list of works:

The Original Old Radio Game, Ed Callahan, Bill Shilling, co-authors. Pisani Press (1965)
Great Comic Game Book, John Stanley, co-author. Price/Stern/Sloan (1966)
Fat Cat Coloring & Limerick Book, Donna Sloan, art. Troubador Press (1967)
Love Bug Coloring & Limerick Book, Donna Sloan, art. Troubador Press (1968)

Mona Lisa Coloring Book. Troubador Press (1970)
Dinosaur Coloring Book, Winston Tong, art. Troubador Press (19970)
Beasties Coloring Book. Troubador Press (1970)
North American Wildlife Coloring Album, Gompers Saijo, art. Troubador Press (1972)
North American Birdlife Coloring Album, Gompers Saijo, art. Troubador Press (1972)
North American Sealife Coloring Album, Gompers Saijo, art. Troubador Press (1973)
The Meaning of Christmas, Varian Mace, art. Troubador Press (1973)
Monster Movie Game, John Stanley, co-author. Troubador Press (1974)
Gorey Games. Troubador Press (1979)

Great Comic Cats, Bill Blackbeard, co-author. Troubador Press (1981)
Huggs & Cuddles, Teddy Bear Paper Dolls, Terra Musick, art. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1984)
Huggs & Cuddles, Teddy Bear Fun Book, Terra Musick, art. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1985)
Travels With The Happy Bears Paper Dolls, Terra Musick, art. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1985)
Dinosaur Action Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1986)
Dinosaur Action Set 2, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1987)
Great Whales Coloring Album, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1987)
Undersea Dinosaur Action Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1988)
Prehistoric Mammals Action Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1988)
Drawn to Excellence catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1988)
African Safari Action Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1989)
Butterflies - Colors of Nature Series, Andrea Tachiera, art. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1989)
Farm Animals - Colors of Nature Series, Andrea Tachiera, art. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1989)
Zoo Animals - Colors of Nature Series, Andrea Tachiera, art. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1989)

The Art of Fantasia catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1990)
Zap to Zippy, Impact of the Underground catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1990)
Zoo Animals Action Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1990)
Zoo Animals Action Set 2, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1990)
Dolphins & Whales Model Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1992)
Great Plains Indian Action Set, Dan Smith, art & design. Troubador Press, Price/Stern/Sloan (1992)
Pogo's Golden Anniversary Exhibition catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1992)
Artist of Mystery, Works of Edward Gorey catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1993)
Wilson's Andersen, S. Clay Wilson, art. Word Play Publications[10] (1994)
Tropical Fish Coloring Album, Andrea Tachiera, art. Putnam, Price/Stern/Sloan (1995)
Exotic Animals Coloring Album, Alice Carter, art. Putnam, Price/Stern/Sloan (1995)
Wild, Wild West Puzzles & Games, Larry Evans, art. Putnam, Price/Stern/Sloan (1995)
Oceans of Invisibles, Larry Evans, art. Putnam, Price/Stern/Sloan (1995)
Gorey World catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1996)
Goreyography. Word Play Publications[10] (1996)
The Underground Comix Family Album,[11] photographs by Clay Geerdes, foreword by Will Eisner. Word Play Publications[10] (1998)
Out of Chaos, Art of the Brothers Crumb catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (1998)

Great Comic Cats (revised),[2] foreword by Patrick McDonnell. Pomegranate Books (2001)
Draw Me a Story catalog. Cartoon Art Museum (2006)
Literary Forms, Eclectic Formats: The Book Art of Edward Gorey article. Book Club of California: QNL LXXIII #4 (2007)
Walk in Beauty catalog. Johnson Museum of Art (Cornell University) (2007)
Making Howl Whole article. Book Club of California: QNL LXXIII #4 (2008)
Panda: Her Story. Word Play Publications[10] (2009)
Maxon Crumb: The Monograph.[3] John Natsoulas Gallery (2010)
The Making of Stereo Views article. Book Club of Calif LXXVII #1 (2012)

Not to be confused with the Australian scientist who is probably 102 by now.

I found an interview from 2013:

https://2warpstoneptune.com/2013/11/25/the-story-of-troubador-press-an-interview-with-malcolm-whyte/
(very long)

And I had NO idea that he wrote the 2021 book "Gorey Secrets" - I just heard of it, today!

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/95993.Malcolm_Whyte

https://www.google.com/search?q=malcolm+whyte+books&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1047&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC9PzH4779AhWHEVkFHbcMDw0Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1
(various book covers - but the scientist appears as well, so don't get confused)