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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer of sensational detective, gangster, adventure, and sci-fi novels, plays and stories. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12.
Edgar Wallace (born April 1, 1875, Greenwich, London, Eng.—died Feb. 10, 1932, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) was a British novelist, playwright, and journalist who was an enormously popular writer of detective and suspense stories.
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Edgar Wallace was a British writer and one of the most popular and prolific writers of the 20th century. Doubling up as a crime writer, playwright, and journalist, he wrote over 175 novels, 40 short story collections, 24 plays, and numerous articles in journals and newspapers in less than 3 decades of writing.
Edgar Wallace christened Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born 1st April 1875 to actress Polly Richards. He was adopted at the age of nine days, by Billingsgate Fish porter Dick Freeman. He began his working life on Fleet Street at the age of eleven selling newspapers at Ludgate Circus.
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- The Four Just Men.
- The Clue of the Twisted Candle.
- The Daffodil Mystery.
- The Angel of Terror.
Edgar Wallace was a prolific British writer and director who created the character of King Kong. He also wrote novels, short stories and plays, and was one of the most popular writers in the UK in his time.
Edgar Wallace was a prolific British writer and director, best known for his King Kong adaptations. He died in Hollywood in 1932 while working on a film project that became King Kong (1933).
