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S. S. Van Dine

S. S. Van Dine (also styled S.S. Van Dine) is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright (October 15, 1888 – April 11, 1939) when he wrote detective novels. Wright was an important figure in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-World War I New York, and under the pseudonym (which he originally used to conceal his identity) he created the immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, a sleuth and aesthete who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in movies and on the radio.

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American art critic and writer (1888–1939)

Born 15 October 1888
Died 11 April 1939

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    First published in 1928 — 72 editions
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    First published in 1927 — 18 editions
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    First published in 1926 — 18 editions
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American art critic and writer (1888–1939)

Born 15 October 1888
Died 11 April 1939

Subjects

Fiction, Philo Vance (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Private investigators, Detective and mystery stories, Vance, philo (fictitious character), fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Private investigators, fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, general, Painting, Aesthetics, Art, Color, Cubism, Detective and mystery stories, American, Détectives, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Fiction in English, French fiction, Futurism (Art), Impressionism (Art), Investigation, Large type books, Modern Painting

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New York, New York (State), New York (État)

Time

1920s, 1930s

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Alternative names

  • Dine Van
  • S.S.Van Dine
  • S. S. van Dine
  • S.S. Van Dine
  • Willard Huntington Wright
  • Van Dine
  • Fan da yin
  • Willard H. Wright
  • Willard Wright
  • S. S. Dine
  • S. S. S. S. Van Dine
  • S. S Van Dine

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June 10, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
November 4, 2021 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
November 4, 2021 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
October 8, 2021 Edited by mheiman merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import