Earl derr biggers biography definition
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Earl derr biggers biography definition
Earl Derr Biggers
American novelist and playwright
Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, – April 5, ) was an American novelist and playwright.[1] His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China.
Biography
The son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers, Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in , where he was a member of The Lampoon. He worked briefly as a journalist for The Plain Dealer in ,[2] and then for the Boston Traveller until , before turning to fiction.
Many of his plays and novels were made into movies.
His first novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate, was published in , and George M. Cohan quickly adapted the novel as a hit Broadway stage play of the same name. Cohan starred in the film version, one of seven film versions of the play, and a revival.[3] The novel was also adapted into two films with dif