Author: William Dean Howells
Alternate names: William D. Howells; Dean William Howells; Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.; William, Dean Howells; William Dean, Howells; William Dean 1837-1920 Howells; William Dean  et al. Howells; D. William Howells; William D Howells; William Dean Howells Howells; W.D. Howells; W., D. Howells; W D. Howells; W.D Howells; W.D. HOWELLS; D. W. Howells; W .D. Howells; W D Howells; W. D. Howells; William Dean William Dean Howells; William Dean (1837-1920) Howells; Howells. William Dean. 1837-1920.; Howells William Dean; William Dean WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS; Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920; Howells, William Dean; William Dean (editor) Howells; William dean Howells; William Dean Howells William Dean Howells; Howells, William D.; Howells William D.; Howells William D; William D. William D. Howells; W. D. (intro) Howells; W. D Howells; W. D. W.D. Howells; W. D. W. D. Howells; Willaim D. Howells; WD HOWELLS; Wd Howells; w.d. howells; william howells; William Dead Howells; Willam Dean Howells; William Dean Howels; william d. howells; Dean Howells,William.; william den howells
Born: 1 March 1837
Died: 11 May 1920
Bio: **William Dean Howells** (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of *The Atlantic Monthly*, as well as for the novels *The Rise of Silas Lapham* and *A Traveler from Altruria*, and the Christmas story *Christmas Every Day*, which was adapted into a 1996 film of the same name.