A place to explore all things surrounding Detective Charlie Chan, his creator Earl Derr Biggers, and their connection with Hawaii, Ohio and mystery fiction. – LOU ARMAGNO
(HAPPY 141st BIRTHDAY EARL - August 26th, 1884) What's that you say! Did Charlie Chan really investigate a mystery in Cleveland, Ohio? Cleveland, where his creator Author Earl Derr Biggers once worked as a night crime reporter on Cleveland's newspaper, The Plain Dealer. Cleveland an hour's drive from Warren, Ohio, where Biggers was born and … Continue reading Charlie Chan and the Unsolved Cleveland Caper!
I'm sneaking in a extra blog this month as we reach a significant milestone in the world of Charlie Chan; celebrated Author Earl Derr Biggers' 140th Birthday (August 26th, 1884!) Here are a few fun ways from my past blog archives to help us celebrate Charlie Chan Poppa's birthday...TODAY! With Music: Cab Calloway's 1940 hit, … Continue reading Today! We send Happy 140th B-day wishes to Ohio Author Earl Derr Biggers!
Happy 140th Birthday wishes to Earl Derr Biggers this month, August 26, 1884. OK, take a deep breath now and let it out slowly. If you are a serious Charlie Chan fan your initial reaction might be to pommel me with innuendos, barbs, insults and possibly a face slap or two. But wait! If only … Continue reading Oh No! Could it be his name was actually “Charles” and not “Charlie” Chan?
This month we celebrate Ohio Author and Charlie Chan creator Earl Derr Biggers' 139th birthday (August 26, 1884) heading to Waikiki Beach on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, and the Halekulani Hotel's newest edition: Earl's Beachside Bar inside their famed House Without A Key Restaurant. House Without A Key Oceanside bar & restaurant, photos courtesy … Continue reading Celebrate Earl Derr Biggers’ birthday at “Earl’s,” the new Halekulani beachside bar!
This month we celebrate Earl Derr Biggers' 138th birthday (August 26th, 1884) with a treasure hunt! Move over Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, Lara Croft Tomb Raider, The Librarian and National Treasure...here I come Luigi and The Lost Charlie Chan Stuff (exciting music plays!) OK, maybe that doesn't quite pass muster. However, I'm … Continue reading A Charlie Chan Treasure Hunt: The Celluloid Parrot, The Wax Figure and The Key to the City.
This month we're celebrating Ohio Author Earl Derr Biggers 137th birthday (August 26, 1884) with a look at Seven Keys Lodge in Estes Park, Colorado. The lodge bears tribute to Biggers, but one surprisingly not related to his fictional Detective Charlie Chan! Rather, built in 1917 it pays homage to Biggers' first successful mystery novel, … Continue reading Need a place to write that mystery? Seven Keys Lodge in Colorado has a history of mystery!
Get ready for some feet tappin' and finger snappin'! We're celebrating Charlie Chan creator Author Earl Derr Biggers’ 136th birthday this month (August 26, 1884) with some sweet sounds germane to one of America's first "icons" of mystery fiction. Most mystery buffs easily recognize the theme song for their favorite sleuth: Peter Gunn, Mike Hammer, … Continue reading Celebrate! A “musical montage” for Charlie Chan creator Earl Derr Biggers’ 136th Birthday, August 26th.
“Where were you the night of August 26, 1884?” Personally, to borrow a line from Nora Charles, The Thin Man, 1934, “I was just a twinkle in my father’s eye.” (Though in my case it would be my grandfather’s eye!) In 1920, while vacationing in Honolulu, Hawaii, Author Earl Derr Biggers thought of the perfect … Continue reading Ten ways to celebrate Ohio Author Earl Derr Biggers’ 135th birthday – August 26th, 2019!
The Postman on Holiday 