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.
Willard Huntington Wright
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American art critic and writer (1888–1939)
| Born | 15 October 1888 |
| Died | 11 April 1939 |
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Willard Huntington Wright
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American art critic and writer (1888–1939)
| Born | 15 October 1888 |
| Died | 11 April 1939 |
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- OLID: OL580795A
- BookBrainz: bc29a0ad-c364-4cdc-9902-e0af9bf69e19
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- ISNI: 000000010871919X
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 11907964X
- IMDb: nm0886597
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): DDSV256018
- VIAF: 14798238
- Wikidata: Q630454
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- S. S. Van Dine (pseud.)
- Willard H. Wright
- Willard Huntington 1888-1939 Wright