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Edgar Wallace
British writer (1875–1932)
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| Born | Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-04-01)1 April 1875 Greenwich, Kent, England |
| Died | 10 February 1932(1932-02-10) (aged 56) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Crime writer, war correspondent, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright |
| Known for | Creation of King Kong |
| Spouses | 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 of sensational detective, gangster, adventure, and sci-fi novels, plays and stories.
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Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and the Daily Mail. St