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Willard Huntington Wright

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.

American art critic and writer (1888–1939)

Born 15 October 1888
Died 11 April 1939

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American art critic and writer (1888–1939)

Born 15 October 1888
Died 11 April 1939

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