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
Edgar Wallace
×CloseBritish crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932)
| Born | 1 April 1875 |
| Died | 10 February 1932 |
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Edgar Wallace
×CloseBritish crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932)
| Born | 1 April 1875 |
| Died | 10 February 1932 |
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Africa, Great Britain, West Africa, England, London (England), London, 221B Baker Street, Alpha Inn, Australia, British Museum, Brixton, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Chesterfield, Covent Garden, Córdoba, Córdoba (Spain), Fighting Cock Inn, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Morocco, Northern England, Notting Dale, Paris, Priory School, Scotland Yard, SpainPeople
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, Edgar Wallace (1875-1932), Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd Viscount (1863-1936), Heidegger, Henry Arthur Milton, Henry Baker, Inspector Mander (all fictional characters), James Ryder, James Wilder, Jim (Fictitious character) Bartholomew, John H. Watson, John Horner, King Kong, Lord Saltire, Minister D—, Mrs Oakshott, Mrs. OakshottID Numbers
- OLID: OL161160A
- BookBrainz: 4c77fcd8-3ce7-4db9-a838-b5d5c4ae08cb
- GoodReads: 81433
- ISNI: 0000000081351320
- IMDb: nm0908624
- Library of Congress Names: n80034938
- LibriVox: 2079
- MusicBrainz: 92956c78-bf1c-48e4-bf52-5201eaa556f4
- Project Gutenberg: 999
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV030719
- VIAF: 56617609
- Wikidata: Q271824
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q271824
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Alternative names
- E. Wallace
- Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
- Эдагар Уолес
- Едгар Уолес
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