CHARLIE CHAN CENTENNIAL: 1925-2025: August 15: Warren, OH

Lou Armagno tells us that members of  The Charlie Chan Family Home head to Warren, Ohio to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Author Earl Derr Biggers’ literary and film creation, Detective Charlie Chan. The following two public events are schedule for Friday, August 15th.

First, a three-person panel discussion “A Century of Charlie Chan,” followed by a Q&A: 2-4 PM at the Warren-Trumbull Country Public Library (free): Warren Library Event.

Then, the historic Robins Theatre will be the venue for one of the most intriguing of the 40-plus Chan films, Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, 1939; starring Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero, Pauline Moore, and Victor Sen Yung on the theatre’s 28 x 17ft BIG SCREEN (doors open at 7PM). The Robins Theatre Ticketing ($9.25).

And if you can't attend (and even if you can) follow https://thepostmanonholiday.com for more news on Charlie Chan and Earl Derr Biggers. 

EARL DERR BIGGER's 135th Birthday

Yesterday was Earl Derr Biggers 135th Birthday, and it's not too late to celebrate. Lou Armagno posts on The Postman on Holiday blog 10 ways to celebrate Earl Derr Biggers' birthday. The Postman on Holiday is "A place to explore all things surrounding Detective Charlie Chan, his creator Earl Derr Biggers, and their connection with Hawaii, Cleveland, and mystery fiction."

1. Read Biggers’ first successful novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate (1913). Earl Derr Biggers had many other successes as both a playwright and author, most prominent his first novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate, a mystery set in a mountain lodge in the dead of winter.

Read more here. 

Happy Birthday, Earl!