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Edgar Wallace

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals.

Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallace's publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. He is most famous today as the co-creator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie, as well as a short story "King Kong" (1933) credited to him and Draycott Dell. He was known for the J. G. Reeder detective stories, The Four Just Men, The Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime.1

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Born 1 April 1875
Died 10 February 1932

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Born 1 April 1875
Died 10 February 1932

Subjects

Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Fiction in English, English Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, Murder, Crime, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, English, England, fiction, English Short stories, English fiction, English literature, Fiction, crime, Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, Investigation, Justice, Mystery and detective stories, Suspense, Abbey, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Adventure stories

Places

England, London, 221B Baker Street, Africa, Alpha Inn, Australia, British Museum, Brixton, Chesterfield, Covent Garden, Córdoba, Fighting Cock Inn, Great Britain, London (England), Morocco, Northern England, Notting Dale, Paris, Priory School, Scotland Yard, Spain, West Africa

People

Arthur Conan Doyle, Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, Baker Street Irregulars, Breckinridge, C. Auguste Dupin, Catherine Cusack, Chief Inspector Bliss, Countess of Morcar, Duke of Holdernesse, Heidegger, Henry Arthur Milton, Henry Baker, Inspector Mander (all fictional characters), James Ryder, James Wilder, Jim (Fictitious character) Bartholomew, John H. Watson, John Horner, Lord Saltire, Minister D—, Mrs Oakshott, Mrs. Oakshott, Peterson, Professor Tillizini, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

Time

1926-1927, Early 1900's, Pre-1914.

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Alternative names

  • E. Wallace
  • Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
  • Эдагар Уолес
  • Едгар Уолес

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April 2, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
March 24, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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October 30, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import