Earl Derr Biggers

August 24, 1884 (48 years old at death)

Warren, Ohio, USA

Known for Writing

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]

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House of the Long Shadows

Novel

1983

6.4

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Characters

1981

5.2

Sky Dragon

Characters

1949

7.7

The Feathered Serpent

Characters

1948

5.8

The Golden Eye

Characters

1948

5.4

The Shanghai Chest

Characters

1948

6.1

Docks of New Orleans

Characters

1948

5.9

The Chinese Ring

Characters

1947

4.9

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Novel

1947

6.2

The Trap

Characters

1946

6.7

Dangerous Money

Characters

1946

5.7

No Image

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Novel

1946

Shadows Over Chinatown

Characters

1946

6.0

Dark Alibi

Characters

1946

6.1

The Shanghai Cobra

Characters

1945

5.8

The Red Dragon

Characters

1945

6.6

The Scarlet Clue

Characters

1945

5.9

The Jade Mask

Characters

1945

6.1

Black Magic

Characters

1944

7.0

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

Characters

1944

6.4

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Characters

1944

5.9

Castle in the Desert

Characters

1942

7.0

Passage from Hong Kong

Story

1941

5.0

Dead Men Tell

Characters

1941

6.3

Murder Over New York

Characters

1940

6.1

One Night in the Tropics

Novel

1940

5.6

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Story

1940

6.9

Charlie Chan in Panama

Characters

1940

6.8

City in Darkness

Characters

1939

6.4

Charlie Chan in Reno

Characters

1939

6.3

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Characters

1938

6.4

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Characters

1937

6.2

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Characters

1937

6.7

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Characters

1936

6.8

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Characters

1936

7.1

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Characters

1936

6.3

Charlie Chan's Secret

Characters

1936

6.9

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Novel

1935

6.6

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Characters

1935

6.6

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Characters

1935

6.8

Charlie Chan in Paris

Characters

1935

6.5

Charlie Chan in London

Characters

1934

6.8

Take the Stand

Novel

1934

4.7

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Novel

1933

6.0

There Were Thirteen

Novel

1931

6.8

The Black Camel

Novel

1931

6.1

Charlie Chan Carries On

Novel

1931

6.5

Inside the Lines

Story

1930

5.1

The Second Floor Mystery

Novel

1930

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Novel

1929

6.4