S. S. Van Dine
American art critic and writer (1888-1939) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 50
S. S. Van Dine is the pen name used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright when he wrote detective novels.
S. S. Van Dine is read about 213 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Joseph Henabery Directed Murder in the Pullman (1932)
Frank Tuttle Directed The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Eugene Pallette Also in The Canary Murder Case (1929)
William Powell S. S. Van Dine wrote The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Lucien Hubbard Produced The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Edwin L. Marin Directed The Casino Murder Case (1935)
E. H. Calvert S. S. Van Dine wrote The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Etienne Girardot Also in The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Michael Curtiz Directed The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Jean Arthur S. S. Van Dine wrote The Greene Murder Case (1929)
Paul Lukas Also in The Benson Murder Case (1930)
Alfred Edward Green Directed The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Ewald André Dupont Directed Night of Mystery (1937)
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
Malcolm St. Clair Directed The Canary Murder Case (1929)
Robert McWade Also in The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Nick Grinde Directed The Bishop Murder Case (1929)- Robert N. Lee Also in The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
David Burton Directed The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
B. P. Schulberg Produced The Greene Murder Case (1929)
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About this person
Wright was active in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-World War I New York, and under the pen name he created the fictional detective Philo Vance, a sleuth and aesthete who first appeared in novels, starting with The Benson Murder Case (1926), then in films and on the radio.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1939 · aged 50
