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Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China.
Outright distinguished, stellar in his craft, and worth his salt, Earl Derr Biggers was an American word-slinger whose bibliography awed and inspired bibliophiles and filmmakers in equal measure.
Apr 19, 2024 · Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and journalist best remembered for the popular literary creation Charlie Chan. A wise Chinese-American detective on the Honolulu police force, Charlie Chan is the protagonist of a series of mystery detective novels that spawned popular feature films, radio.
Earl Derr Biggers died of a heart attack on April 5, 1933. Warner Oland, who, interestingly, had never met Biggers, expressed his sincere regret at the passing of the writer who brought Charlie Chan to life.
Earl Derr Biggers was born on August 24, 1884 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for The House Without a Key (1926), Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) and Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935). He was married to Eleanor Ladd. He died on April 5, 1933 in Pasadena, California, USA.
Earl Derr Biggers has 186 books on Goodreads with 17669 ratings. Earl Derr Biggers’s most popular book is The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1).
Earl Derr Biggers was born on 24 August 1884 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for The House Without a Key (1926), Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) and Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935). He was married to Eleanor Ladd. He died on 5 April 1933 in Pasadena, California, USA.
Earl Derr Biggers. Born: August 26, 1884. Died: April 5, 1933. Earl Derr Biggers waited nearly his whole life to achieve literary success; just eight years before his death he did, with the creation of a legendary detective figure named Charlie Chan.
Mystery, Crime. edit data. Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio on August 24, 1884. Years later, while attending Harvard University, Biggers showed little passion for the classics, preferring instead writers such as Rudyard Kipling and Richard Harding Davis.
Mar 1, 2000 · Biggers, a master of plot, characterization, humor, and timing, recognized the public's love of Chan. In 1925 he moved to Pasadena, where he wrote The Chinese Parrot, in which the Chinese-Hawaiian Chan's cultural complexity emerges further.
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The House Without a Key is a 1925 novel by Earl Derr Biggers, the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries. Set in 1920s Hawaiʻi, the novel acquaints the reader with the look and feel of the islands from the standpoint of both white and non-white inhabitants, describing social class structures and customs of the era.
In Charlie Chan, Earl Derr Biggers created one of the most famous fictional detectives of all time. The amusing Chinese detective with the flowery, aphoristic language became...
Earl Derr Biggers is famous (or in some circles, infamous) as the creator of the fictional Asian American detective, Charlie Chan. His earliest success, however, came as a writer of romantic mystery novels, melodramas, and stage musicals.
Apr 24, 2022 · Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China.
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A Literary Landmark plaque honoring author and playwright Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933), creator of the Charlie Chan detective novels, was unveiled during a ceremony at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library.
Author Earl Derr Biggers's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
A complete list of all Earl Derr Biggers's books & series in order (15 books) (1 series). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.
Oct 1, 2008 · Earl Derr Biggers: The Complete Works: (Illustrated) (Bauer Classics) (All Time Best Writers Book 36)
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