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Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) 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.
Earl Derr Biggers (born Aug. 26, 1884, Warren, Ohio, U.S.—died April 5, 1933, Pasadena, Calif.) was an American novelist and journalist best remembered for the popular literary creation Charlie Chan.
Learn about the life and works of Earl Derr Biggers, the author who created Charlie Chan, the first positive Chinese detective in American mystery fiction. Discover how he was inspired by a newspaper article, a trip to Hawaii, and a stage play to write six novels featuring the iconic sleuth.
Outright distinguished, stellar in his craft, and worth his salt, Earl Derr Biggers was an American word-slinger whose bibliography awed and inspired bibliophiles and filmmakers in equal measure.
CHARLIE CHAN MYSTERIES – Complete Series: 6 Detective Novels in One Volume: The House Without a Key, The Chinese Parrot, Behind That Curtain, The Black ... Chan Carries On & Keeper of the Keys. by Earl Derr Biggers.
Earl Derr Biggers has 196 books on Goodreads with 17767 ratings. Earl Derr Biggers’s most popular book is The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1).
Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. Biggers loosely based Chan on Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. The benevolent and heroic Chan was conceived as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes and villains like Fu Manchu.
