Earl Derr Biggers

Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. His novels featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan were adapted into popular films made in the United States and China.

24 August 1884

Born on the same birth day (24 August): Arthur B. C. Walker Jr. • Arthur III, Duke of Brittany • David Gregory (journalist) • Denílson (footballer, born 1977) • Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin • Harry Markowitz • James Tiptree Jr. • Jimmy Soul • Malcolm Cowley • Marion Bloem • Mark Cerny • Martin-Baker • Maryna Zanevska • Max Beerbohm • Preston Foster • Rich Beem • Ronee Blakley • Zonia Baber

Born in the same month (August 1884): Billie Burke • Béla Balázs • Denis G. Lillie • George Sarton • Henri Cornet • Hermann Wlach • Hugo Gernsback • Nikolai Triik • Ogden L. Mills • Panait Istrati • Peter Fraser • Rudolf Bultmann • Rómulo Gallegos • Sara Teasdale • Theodor Svedberg • Vincent Auriol • Will Cuppy