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   Who is Earl Derr Biggers?

   • His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China. The son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers, Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in 1907, where he was a member of The Lampoon.

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   When did Earl Derr Biggers get a big break?

   • Biggers only had his big break in 1925 by virtue of introducing the famous fictitious detective Charlie Chan. Incidentally, this was 12 years after he debuted and, worse still, eight years before his untimely death. The first series and inarguably the most famous of his work which Earl Derr Biggers authored is titled Charlie Chan.

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   What did Earl Derr Biggers do in a short time?

   • To sum it up, Earl Derr Biggers accomplished so much in a short time. He possibly would have published subsequent books in the Charlie Chan series had he lived longer. Biggers is a posthumous inductee of Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame courtesy of Warren High School.

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   What was Earl Derr Biggers first book?

   • The first series and inarguably the most famous of his work which Earl Derr Biggers authored is titled Charlie Chan. The first book in the Charlie Chan series was first published in 1925 titled The House Without a Key. This book is shelved as mystery genre.

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   Derr Biggers publicly acknowledged the real-life detective Chang Apana as the inspiration for the character of Charlie Chan in his letter to the Honolulu Advertiser of June 28, 1932. Biggers lived in San Marino, California, and died in a Pasadena, California hospital after suffering a heart attack in Palm Springs, California. He was 48.

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Died: April 5, 1933, Pasadena, Calif. (aged 48) Earl Derr Biggers (born Aug. 26, 1884, Warren, Ohio, U.S.—died April 5, 1933, Pasadena, Calif.) 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 ...

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   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.

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6. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2010/08/09Chan, the Man | The New Yorker

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   Aug 2, 2010 · “Enter Charlie Chan” is the title that Earl Derr Biggers gave to Chapter 7 of his novel “The House Without a Key,” published serially in the Saturday Evening Post in 1925, and set in ...

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   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.

   • Birth Date: August 24, 1884

   • Death Date: April 5, 1933

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   Biggers, who was a novelist-cum-playwright, died of heart attack aged 48. He passed away on April 5, 1933, in Pasadena City, Los Angeles County upon California. His legacy outlived him and the celebrated character Charlie Chan lives on. Earl Derr Biggers: Inspiration and Early Publishing Career.