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Fifty Candles

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Title:Fifty Candles
Author:
Biggers, Earl Derr   
(5 of 8 for author by title)
The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan #1)
The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan #2)
Published:   1921
Publisher:The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Tags:fiction, mystery, film/TV adaptation
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Mystery novella set in Honolulu, "a story that stretches over twenty years, all the way from that bare Honolulu court room to a night of fog and violence in San Francisco." However, the novel does not feature Biggers' famous Honolulu-based detective Charlie Chan! "A murder mystery told in short space in a masterly manner." (The Outlook, 7 April 1926) [Suggest a different description.]

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Author Bio for Biggers, Earl Derr

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Biggers' blunt drama reviews offended many, and when the Boston Traveler was purchased by new owners his days at the publication were numbered, and by 1912, he was fired. This apparent setback afforded Biggers the opportunity to write his first novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate which was published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1913. The book was very well received, resulting in his gaining a national recognition as a writer. The inevitable financial rewards of his success allowed he and Eleanor to marry. George M. Cohan bought the dramatic rights to the book and produced a Broadway play that enjoyed a lengthy run. The popularity of Biggers' first novel was to continue through five different film versions spanning thirty years. His next books, Love Insurance (1914) and The Agony Column (1916) continued his success as a novelist.

Love Insurance led to another popular play, See-Saw. It was during this time that Biggers became increasingly involved with stage productions. However, the workload demanded of a successful playwright began to drain the author physically. In need of an escape to a more temperate climate Biggers and...

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