Edgar Wallace was born on April 1, 1875 in England. English multi-genre writer who is most famous for King Kong and the J. G. Reeder detective series. He wrote 175 novels and 24 plays, as well as several screenplays, non-fiction works, and poetry and short story collections.
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💰Edgar Wallace Net worth: $1.9 Million

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About

English multi-genre Writer who is most famous for King Kong and the J. G. Reeder detective series. He wrote 175 novels and 24 plays, as well as several screenplays, non-fiction works, and poetry and short story collections.

Before Fame

He worked as a war correspondent before becoming a crime Writer. He published his first work, a collection of ballads, in 1898.

Trivia

His work inspired Director Alfred Hitchcock.

Family Life

He was born in England to impoverished actor parents and was adopted at the age of three by Clara and George Freeman. Wallace later had several children with his first wife, Ivy Maude Caldecott. Following his 1918 divorce, he was remarried to author Margaret Lane.