S. S. Van Dine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

S. S. Van Dine

pseudonym of American art critic and writer Willard Huntington Wright

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1939

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, literary critic, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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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.