Person
Earl Derr Biggers
Writing · 1884–1933 · Warren, Ohio, USA
Biography
Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Love Insurance
Novel
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Characters
Black Magic
Characters
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
Characters
House of the Long Shadows
Novel
The Shanghai Cobra
Characters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Novel
Charlie Chan in Paris
Characters
One Night in the Tropics
Novel
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Novel
Filmography
- 1983House of the Long ShadowsNovel
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenCharacters
- 1949Sky DragonCharacters
- 1948The Feathered SerpentCharacters
- 1948The Golden EyeCharacters
- 1948The Shanghai ChestCharacters
- 1948Docks of New OrleansCharacters
- 1947The Chinese RingCharacters
- 1947Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
- 1946The TrapCharacters
- 1946Dangerous MoneyCharacters
- 1946Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
- 1946Shadows Over ChinatownCharacters
- 1946Dark AlibiCharacters
- 1945The Shanghai CobraCharacters
- 1945The Red DragonCharacters
- 1945The Scarlet ClueCharacters
- 1945The Jade MaskCharacters
- 1944Black MagicCharacters
- 1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese CatCharacters
- 1944Charlie Chan in the Secret ServiceCharacters
- 1942Castle in the DesertCharacters
- 1941Passage from Hong KongStory
- 1941Dead Men TellCharacters
- 1940Murder Over New YorkCharacters
- 1940One Night in the TropicsNovel
- 1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseStory
- 1940Charlie Chan in PanamaCharacters
- 1939City in DarknessCharacters
- 1939Charlie Chan in RenoCharacters
- 1938Charlie Chan in HonoluluCharacters
- 1937Charlie Chan at Monte CarloCharacters
- 1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsCharacters
- 1936Charlie Chan at the OperaCharacters
- 1936Charlie Chan at the Race TrackCharacters
- 1936Charlie Chan at the CircusCharacters
- 1936Charlie Chan's SecretCharacters
- 1935Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
- 1935Charlie Chan in ShanghaiCharacters
- 1935Charlie Chan in EgyptCharacters
- 1935Charlie Chan in ParisCharacters
- 1934Charlie Chan in LondonCharacters
- 1934Take the StandNovel
- 1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseNovel
- 1931There Were ThirteenNovel
- 1931The Black CamelNovel
- 1931Charlie Chan Carries OnNovel
- 1930Inside the LinesStory
- 1930The Second Floor MysteryNovel
- 1929Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
- 1929Behind That CurtainNovel
- 1928Honeymoon FlatsStory
- 1927The Chinese ParrotNovel
- 1926The House Without a KeyNovel
- 1926The Man UpstairsNovel
- 1925Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
- 1924Trouping with EllenStory
- 1924The Reckless AgeNovel
- 1922Too Much BusinessStory
- 1921Fifty CandlesNovel
- 1921Her Face ValueStory
- 1919Love InsuranceNovel
- 1918Inside the LinesWriter
- 1917The Gown Of DestinyStory
- 1917Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
- 1916Seven Keys to BaldpateNovel
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