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Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright.〔(【引用サイトリンク】The New York Times">title=THE SCREEN )〕 He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China. ==Biography== The son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers, Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in 1907. He worked as a journalist for ''The Plain Dealer'' before turning to fiction. Many of his plays and novels were made into movies. He was posthumously inducted into the Warren City Schools Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. His novel ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' was popular in 1913, and George M. Cohan quickly adapted the novel as a hit Broadway stage play of the same name. Cohan starred in the 1917 film version, one of seven film versions of the play, and a 1935 revival.〔Warburton, Eileen. ("Keeper of the Keys to Old Broadway: Geroge (sic) M. Cohan's ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1913)" ), 2nd Story Theatre, January 32, 2014, accessed October 14, 2014. See also ("Play Reviews for ''Seven Keys to Baldpate''" ), 2nd Story Theatre, accessed October 14, 2014〕 The novel was also adapted into two films with different titles, ''House of the Long Shadows'' and ''Haunted Honeymoon'', but they had essentially equivalent plots. More than 10 years after ''Baldpate'', Derr Biggers had even greater success with his series of Charlie Chan detective novels. The popularity of Charlie Chan extended even to China, where audiences in Shanghai appreciated the Hollywood films. Chinese companies made films starring this fictional character.〔("Charlie Chan in China" ) ''The Chinese Mirror'' ().〕 Derr Biggers publicly acknowledged the real-life detective Chang Apana as the inspiration for the character of Charlie Chan in his letter to the ''Honolulu Advertiser'' of June 28, 1932.〔"The Real Charlie Chan", featurette on: ''Charlie Chan in Egypt'' (DVD), 20th Century Fox, 2006.〕 Biggers lived in San Marino, California, and died in a Pasadena, California, hospital after suffering a heart attack in Palm Springs, California. He was 48. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earl Derr Biggers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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