Earl Derr Biggers
Earl Derr Biggers (born August 24, 1884 in Warren , Ohio , † April 5, 1933 in Pasadena , California ) was an American writer .
Earl Derr Biggers graduated from Harvard University in 1907 and then worked as a journalist. His crime thriller Seven Keys to Baldpate , published in 1913, was a great success and was filmed a total of seven times. George M. Cohan adapted the novel for a stage version.
The character of Charlie Chan he created is known to this day ; But Biggers did not experience the great success of his creation in film from 1934 onwards, as he died of a heart attack in 1933.
Works
with Charlie Chan:
- 1925 House Without a Key
- 1926 - The Chinese Parrot; Filmed in 1927
- 1961: Newly published, translated by Reinhard Rijke: Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Munich.
- 1928 - Behind the Curtain
- 1929 - The Black Camel (Charlie Chan and the Black Camel)
- 1930 - Charlie Chan Carries On (Charlie Chan Carries On)
- 1932 - Keeper of the Keys (Charlie Chan in front of closed doors)
other books:
- 1913 - Seven Keys to Baldpate
- 1914 - Love Insurance
- 1915 - The Agony Column
- 1921 - Fifty Candles
- 1933 Earl Derr Biggers Tells Ten Stories
together with Robert Welles Ritchie:
- 1915 - Inside the Lines
Web links
- Literature by and about Earl Derr Biggers in the catalog of the German National Library
- e-texts of his works (in English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biggers, Earl Derr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American crime novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warren, Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1933 |
| Place of death | Pasadena, California |