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born: 8/26/1884
died: 4/5/1933
born as: Earl Derr Biggers
American novelist and journalist best remembered for the popular literary creation Charlie Chan. A wise Chinese-American detective on the Honolulu police force, Charlie Chan is the protagonist of a series of mystery detective novels that spawned popular feature films, radio dramas, and comic strips. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature