Earl Derr Biggers (August 24, 1884 - April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known through adaptations of his novels, especially those featuring the Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan. August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... 1938 titlecard Number One Sons with the seat of his pants on fire (in the film) Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-Hawaiian detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ...

The son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers, he was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in 1907. Many of his plays and novels were made into movies. Warren is a city located in Trumbull County, Ohio. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

His novel Seven Keys to Baldpate led to seven films of the same title (each largely forgotten) and at least two with other titles but essentially equivalent plots. George M. Cohan (better known as a songwriter, and vaudeville and Broadway song-and-dance man) adapted the novel as a stage play, which undergoes occasional revivals as of the decade of the 2000s, and the film version he later screenwrote (released in 1935) is perhaps the least forgotten of the seven films. George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 1878–November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer. ... Vaudeville was a style of multi-act theater which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Biggers died of heart disease in Pasadena, California. There are different forms of heart disease: Coronary heart disease Ischaemic heart disease Cardiovascular disease The study of heart disease is Cardiology This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

The Charlie Chan series

• The House Without a Key (1925)
• The Chinese Parrot (1926)
• Behind That Curtain (1928)
• The Black Camel (1929)
• Charlie Chan Carries On (1930)
• Keeper of the Keys (1932)

1938 titlecard Number One Sons with the seat of his pants on fire (in the film) Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-Hawaiian detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ... The House Without a Key is a novel that was written in 1925 by Earl Derr Biggers. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Stub | 1926 books | Mystery novels ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Spoiler warning: Behind That Curtain (1928) is the third novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Mystery novels ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Spoiler warning: Charlie Chan Carries On (1930) is the fifth novel in the Charlie Chan series by Earl Derr Biggers. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Categories: Stub | Mystery novels ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

Other works

• Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913)
• Love Insurance (1914)
• Inside the Lines (1915) (with Robert Welles Ritchie)
• The Agony Column (1916) (also published as Second Floor Mystery)
• Fifty Candles (1926)
• Earl Derr Biggers Tells Ten Stories (short stories) (1933)

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External link

• Works by Earl Derr Biggers at Project Gutenberg