S. S. Van Dine, who died #OTD in 1939, is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright when he wrote detective novels.
Wright began his career as a journalist and later became an editor for various magazines, including "The Smart Set" and "The Bookman." He also worked as an art critic and wrote on a wide range of topics, including literature, philosophy, and psychology.
Books by Willard Huntington Wright at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/9220