| LC control no. | n 81035377 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3503.I54 |
| Personal name heading | Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933 |
| Variant(s) | Biggers, Ėrlʹ, 1884-1933 |
| See also | Chan, Charlie (Fictitious character) |
| Biography/History note | Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright, best known for creating the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1884-08-24 |
| Death date | 1933-04-05 |
| Place of birth | Warren (Ohio) |
| Place of death | Pasadena (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Detective and mystery fiction Novels Drama |
| Profession or occupation | Novelists Playwrights Journalists Novelists Dramatists Journalists |
| Found in | His Seven keys to Baldpate ... c1913. His Korablʹ plyvet na Gavai, 1932: t.p. (Ėrlʹ Biggers) IMDb, Oct. 15, 2009 (Earl Derr Biggers; b. Aug. 24, 1884, Warren, Ohio, USA; d. Apr. 5, 1933, Pasadena, California, USA; writer) Wikipedia, December 17, 2018 (Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 - April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan; born in Warren, Ohio; died in Pasadena, California) Britannica online, December 17, 2018 (Earl Derr Biggers, American novelist and playwright; born Aug. 26, 1884, Warren, Ohio, U.S.--died April 5, 1933, Pasadena, Calif.; American novelist and journalist best remembered for the popular literary creation Charlie Chan; attended Harvard University (B.A., 1907) and became a journalist for the Boston Traveler. His successful mystery novel Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913) was adapted into a well-received play and a film. The six novels that feature Chan--The House Without a Key (1925), The Chinese Parrot (1926), Behind That Curtain (1928), The Black Camel (1929), Charlie Chan Carries On (1930), and Keeper of the Keys (1932)--were all initially serialized in The Saturday Evening Post. Biggers' other fiction includes the novels Love Insurance (1914), Inside the Lines (1915; with Robert Welles Ritchie), The Agony Column (1916), and Fifty Candles (1926), as well as the collection Earl Derr Biggers Tells Ten Stories (1933)) |
| Associated language | eng |
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