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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (Edgar)

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Birthplace: 7 Ashburnham Road, Greenwich, London, England (United Kingdom)
Death: February 10, 1932 (56)
Hollywood, District Los Angeles, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Horatio Marriott Edgar and Mary Jane "Polly" Richards
Husband of Violet Ethel Wallace
Ex-husband of Ivy Maud Wallace
Father of Eleanor Clare Hellier Wallace; Bryan Edgar Wallace; Patricia Wallace; Michael Blair Wallace and Penny Wallace
Brother of Josephine Catherine Donovan
Half brother of Marriott Edgar

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About Edgar Wallace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Wallace

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (April 1, 1875 – February 10, 1932) 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. 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.

Literary works

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Edgar Wallace's Timeline

1875
April 1, 1875
7 Ashburnham Road, Greenwich, London, England (United Kingdom)
1903
June 23, 1903
1904
April 28, 1904
1907
September 1, 1907
1916
October 9, 1916
1923
1923
1932
February 10, 1932
Age 56
Hollywood, District Los Angeles, California, United States