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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 ...
S.S. Van Dine (born Oct. 15, 1888, Charlottesville, Va., U.S.—died April 11, 1939, New York, N.Y.) was an American critic, editor, and author of a series of best-selling detective novels featuring the brilliant but arrogant sleuth Philo Vance. Wright was educated at St. Vincent and Pomona colleges in California, at Harvard University, and in ...
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A painting of Van Dine, drawn in 1914 by his brother, is kept as a permanent collection in Washington DC’s National Portrait Gallery. Author Van Dine had started his professional literary career at 21 years of age when he was hired by the Los Angeles Times as a literary editor. While working for the agency, Van Dine was popular for his ...
S.S. Van Dine has 114 books on Goodreads with 17670 ratings. S.S. Van Dine’s most popular book is The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1).
To wit: 1. The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described. 2. No willful tricks or deceptions may be placed on ...
S.S. Van Dine is the author of The Benson Murder Case (3.46 avg rating, 1412 ratings, 229 reviews, published 1926), The Bishop Murder Case (3.62 avg rati...
S.S. Van Dine. Writer: Philo Vance Returns. Willard Huntington Wright was born to Archibald Davenport Wright and Annie Van Vranken Wright on October 15, 1887, in Charlottesville. He attended St. Vincent College, Pomona College, and Harvard University. He also studied art in Munich and Paris, an apprenticeship that led to a job as literary and art critic for the Los Angeles Times. From 1912 to ...
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