S. E. Hinton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

S. E. Hinton

American writer

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1950

Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, children's writer, novelist, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school.
Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre.In 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens.