Edgar Wallace

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crime fiction writer human journalist novelist playwright screenwriter

Edgar Wallace was a prolific British writer best known for his crime novels and for contributing to the original story that inspired the 1933 film "King Kong."

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Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace 1

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instanceOf crime fiction writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
birthName Edgar Wallace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
contributedTo original story for King Kong (1933 film) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1875-04-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1932-02-10 ⓘ
employer Daily Mail ⓘ
Reuters ⓘ
familyName Wallace ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
givenName Edgar ⓘ
Horatio ⓘ
Richard ⓘ
hasAdaptation numerous film adaptations of his novels ⓘ
influenced crime fiction genre ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryService Boer War correspondent ⓘ
name Edgar Wallace self-link ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor contributing to the story that inspired the 1933 film King Kong ⓘ
notableSeries Just Men series ⓘ
Sanders of the River ⓘ
surface form: Sanders of the River series
notableWork Sanders of the River ⓘ
The Angel of Terror ⓘ
The Calendar ⓘ
The Clue of the New Pin ⓘ
The Council of Justice ⓘ
The Crimson Circle ⓘ
The Daffodil Mystery ⓘ
The Dark Eyes of London ⓘ
The Door with Seven Locks ⓘ
The Fellowship of the Frog ⓘ
The Four Just Men ⓘ
The Gaunt Stranger ⓘ
The Green Archer ⓘ
The Green Rust ⓘ
The Four Just Men ⓘ
surface form: The Just Men of Cordova

The Man Who Knew ⓘ
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder ⓘ
The Nine Bears ⓘ
The Ringer ⓘ
The Squeaker ⓘ
The Terror ⓘ
The Valley of Ghosts ⓘ
numberOfWorks more than 15 plays ⓘ
over 170 novels ⓘ
over 900 short stories ⓘ
occupation journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
writer ⓘ
periodOfActivity early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
Greenwich ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
wasProlific true ⓘ

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Edgar Wallace → birthName → Edgar Wallace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace
Wallace → hasNotableBearer → Edgar Wallace ⓘ
Edgar Wallace → name → Edgar Wallace self-link ⓘ
film King Kong (1933) → storyBy → Edgar Wallace ⓘ
subject surface form: King Kong (1933 film)