Background
Biggers, Earl Derr was born on August 26, 1884 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers.
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Biggers, Earl Derr was born on August 26, 1884 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert J. and Emma E. (Derr) Biggers.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1907.
September 14, 1912; 1 son, Robert Ladd. With Boston Traveler, 1908-1911, inclusive, first as conductor of a humorous column, later as dramatic critic. Wrote play, “If You’re Only Human,” produced November 1912.
Eontbr. to mags. Author: Seven Keys to Baldpate, 1913. Love Insurance (novel), 1914. Inside the Lines (play), 1915.
The Agony Column (novel), 1916. A Cure for Curables (play, written with William Hodge), 1917. See-Saw (musical comedy), 1919.
The House Without a Key (novel), 1925. Fifty Candles (novelette), 1926. The Chinese Parrot (novel), 1926.
Behind That Curtain (novel), 1928. The Black Camel (novel), 1929. Charlie Chan Carries On (novel), 1930.
(Allan, Lord Harrowby, son and heir of James Nelson Harrow...)
Earl married Eleanor Ladd, in 1912. They have a son Robert Ladd.