Van Dine, S. S. 1888-1939
Variant namesBiographical notes:
The majority of this correspondence is written under the name Willard H. Wright, which is S. S. Van Dine's real name.
From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1912-1916. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895028
Educated in California and at Harvard, Willard Huntington Wright became editor of THE SMART SET (1913-1914). After suffering a serious illness in 1925, he turned to writing detective novels under the pseudonym of "S. S. Van Dine". The principal character in this popular series is the master sleuth Philo Vance.
From the description of S. S. Van Dine scrapbooks, 1916-1939. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 122617124
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Subjects:
- Novelists, American
- Art criticism
- Children of authors
- Detective and mystery stories, American
- Detective and mystery stories, American
- Divorce
- Journalism
- Synchromism (Art)
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- Fuzhou Shi (Fujian Sheng, China) (as recorded)
- Germany (as recorded)
- Austria (as recorded)
