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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.
Biggers is a posthumous inductee of Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame courtesy of Warren High School. Book Series In Order » Authors » Earl Derr Biggers. Complete order of Earl Derr Biggers books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
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.
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Learn about the life and works of Earl Derr Biggers, the author who created Charlie Chan, the first positive Chinese detective in American mystery fiction. Discover how he was inspired by a newspaper article, a trip to Hawaii, and a stage play to write six novels featuring the iconic sleuth.
Learn about the life and work of Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of detective Charlie Chan. Find out how he wrote his first Chan book in Hawaii, based on a real Chinese policeman, and how his novels were adapted for the screen.
- August 24, 1884
- April 5, 1933
Earl Derr Biggers has 529 books on Goodreads with 17638 ratings. Earl Derr Biggers’s most popular book is The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1).
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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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