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Date of Birth

1 April 1875, Greenwich, London, England, UK

Date of Death

10 February 1932, Hollywood, California, USA (double pneumonia)

Birth Name

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace

Spouse

Ethel Violet King	(1921 - 10 February 1932) (his death) 1 child
Ivy Maude Caldecott	(1900 - ?) (divorced) 4 children

Trivia

For a 20th century author he has had the greatest number of novels made into movies.

Father of Bryan Edgar Wallace, who followed in his father's footsteps as a writer of thrillers, some of which were filmed.

Was an early mentor of director Carol Reed.

In his heyday, he was one of the most popular writers in the UK, second only to Charles Dickens.

Almost thirty years after his death, there was a sudden explosion of popularity for his works due to British, and especially German, feature films based on his stories. The were also numerous television adaptations produced in the UK.

He died while in Hollywood working on a film project that would become King Kong (1933).

In the movie 'Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004) (TV)' his opinion about the disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926 gets mentioned.

Father of Penelope Wallace, half-brother of Marriott Edgar.

Personal Quotes

"An Academic is someone who has found something more interesting than sex."

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