S.S. Van Dine | |
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![]() Wright in the 1930s | |
Born | Willard Huntington Wright October 15, 1888 |
Died | April 11, 1939 (aged 50) New York City, U.S. |
Known for | Art criticism, Detective novels featuring Philo Vance |
Spouse(s) | Katharine Belle Boynton (1907–1930)[1] Eleanor Rulapaugh, aka Claire De Lisle (1930–his death) |
Relatives | Stanton Macdonald-Wright (brother) |
S. S. Van Dine (also styled S.S. Van Dine)[2] is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright (October 15, 1888 – April 11, 1939) when he wrote detective novels. Wright was active 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 fictional detective Philo Vance, a sleuth and aesthete who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in films and on the radio.
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