S.E. Hinton
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 22 Jul 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) 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.
In 1988, she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2011SupernaturalTVas Diner Patron · 1 episode
- 2008One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Suras Self
- 2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'as Self
- 2005On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'as Self (archive footage)
- 2005The OutsidersNovel