Edgar Wallace
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) |
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).
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 | change source]- ↑ "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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