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S.S. Van Dine

S.S. Van Dine

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Born October 15, 1888

Died April 11, 1939

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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-WWI New York, and under the pseudonym (which he originally used to conceal his identity) he created the once 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 was born to Archibald Davenport Wright and Annie Van Vranken Wright on October 15, 1888, in Charlottesville, Virginia. His younger brother, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, became a respected painter and one of the first American abstract artists, founder of the school of modern art known as "Synchromism". Willard and Stanton were raised in Santa Monica, California, where their father owned a hotel. Willard, a largely self-taught writer, attended St. Vincent College, Pomona College, andHarvard University without graduating. In 1907, he married Katharine Belle Boynton of Seattle, Washington; they had one child, Beverley. After divorcing Katharine, whom he had abandoned early in their marriage, he married for a second time in October 1930. His second wife was Eleanor Rulapaugh, known professionally as Claire De Lisle, a portrait painter and socialite.

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Vyvrazdení rodiny Greenu TV Movie2002

Philo Vance Poster

Philo Vance Mini-Series1974

Philo Vance Returns Poster

Philo Vance Returns Feature Film1947

Philo Vance's Gamble Poster

Philo Vance's Gamble Feature Film1947

Calling Philo Vance Poster

Calling Philo Vance Feature Film1940

The Gracie Allen Murder Case Poster

The Gracie Allen Murder Case Feature Film1939

Night of Mystery Poster

Night of Mystery Feature Film1937

The Garden Murder Case Poster

The Garden Murder Case Feature Film1936

The President's Mystery Poster

The President's Mystery Feature Film1936

The Scarab Murder Case Feature Film1936

The Casino Murder Case Poster

The Casino Murder Case Feature Film1935

The Dragon Murder Case Poster

The Dragon Murder Case Feature Film1934

The Kennel Murder Case Poster

The Kennel Murder Case Feature Film1933

Murder in the Pullman Poster

Murder in the Pullman Short Film1932

The Campus Mystery Short Film1932

The Cole Case Short Film1932

The Crane Poison Case Short Film1932

The Side Show Mystery Short Film1932

The Skull Murder Mystery Poster

The Skull Murder Mystery Short Film1932

The Studio Murder Mystery Poster

The Studio Murder Mystery Short Film1932

The Symphony Murder Mystery Poster

The Symphony Murder Mystery Short Film1932

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery Short Film1932

The Clyde Mystery Short Film1931

The Wall Street Mystery Poster

The Wall Street Mystery Short Film1931

The Week End Mystery Poster

The Week End Mystery Short Film1931

El cuerpo del delito Feature Film1930

The Benson Murder Case Poster

The Benson Murder Case Feature Film1930

The Bishop Murder Case Poster

The Bishop Murder Case Feature Film1929

The Canary Murder Case Poster

The Canary Murder Case Feature Film1929

The Greene Murder Case Poster

The Greene Murder Case Feature Film1929

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