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Edgar Wallace

British writer
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was a British writer of sensational detective, gangster, adventure, and sci-fi novels, plays and stories. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. Wikipedia
Born: April 1, 1875, Greenwich, United Kingdom
Died: February 10, 1932 (age 56 years), Beverly Hills, CA
Spouse: Ethel Violet King (m. 1921–1932) and Ivy Maude Caldecott (m. 1901–1918)