S. E. Hinton

Born 1948 · American writer

Susan Eloise Hinton is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre. She graduated from the University of Tulsa.

S. E. Hinton, in order

1. 1983 Rumble Fish: wrote, acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 78%, audiences 80%
2. 1983 The Outsiders: wrote, acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 69%, audiences 82% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Philo
3. 1985 That Was Then... This Is Now: wrote · directed by Christopher Cain · critics 0%, audiences 58%