Edgar Wallace
British crime writer, journalist and playwright (1875–1932)
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. He was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War, for Reuters and the Daily Mail. He wrote The Four Just Men (1905).
Edgar Wallace | |
|---|---|
 Edgar Wallace (1928) | |
| Born | Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace 1 April 1875 |
| Died | 10 February 1932 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright |
| Known for | Creation of King Kong |
| Spouse(s) |
Ivy Maude Caldecott
(m. 1901; div. 1918)Ethel Violet King (m. 1921) |
He ran for Liberal MP for Blackpool in the 1931 general election. After losing the election, Wallace moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a script writer for RKO. There he created King Kong.[1]
He died suddenly from diabetes while writing the draft screenplay for King Kong (1933).
References
change- ↑ "Edgar Wallace, The King of Thrillers". Archaeology in Marlow. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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