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Sax Rohmer

Born February 15, 1883(1883-02-15)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died June 1, 1959 (aged 76)

Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story He is most remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. Dr Fu Manchu is a Fictional character first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century

Born in Birmingham he had an entirely working class education and early career before beginning to write. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types His first published work was in 1903, the short story The Mysterious Mummy for Pearson's Weekly. He made his early living writing comedy sketches for music hall performers and short stories and serials for magazines. In 1909 he married Rose Knox. He published his first novel Pause! anonymously in 1910 and the first Fu Manchu story, The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu, was serialized over 1912-13. It was an immediate success with its fast paced story of Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Dr Fu Manchu is a Fictional character first featured in a series of novels by English author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century Petrie facing the worldwide conspiracy of the 'Yellow Peril'. Yellow Peril (sometimes Yellow Terror) was a color metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with Immigration of Chinese The Fu Manchu stories, together with those featuring Gaston Max or Morris Klaw, made Rohmer one of the most successful and well-paid writers in of the 1920s and 1930s. But Rohmer was very poor at handling his wealth. After World War II the Rohmers moved to New York. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Ward was often attacked, even shortly after the Manchu stories were published, for creating a character that reflected "racist assumptions"[1]. He himself, while "bemused" at the furore, occasionally defended his character by saying that the portrait was "fundamentally truthful" because "criminality was often rampant among the Chinese", especially in Limehouse[1]. Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Ratcliff

Rohmer died in 1959, somewhat ironically, due to an outbreak of Asian Flu. H2N2 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu virus


A number of films were made featuring Dr. Fu Manchu. Warner Oland starred in three early talkies: 1929's The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu, 1930's The Return of Dr. Warner Oland ( October 3, 1879 &ndash August 6, 1938) was a Swedish actor most remembered for his role as " Charlie The Mysterious Dr Fu Manchu is a 1929 film starring Warner Oland as Dr Fu Manchu, and 1931's Daughter of the Dragon. Daughter of the Dragon ( 1931) is a movie directed by Lloyd Corrigan, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Anna May Wong as Boris Karloff starred in 1932's The Mask of Fu Manchu. Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s The Mask of Fu Manchu is an Adventure / crime Film released in 1932, featuring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and There was a Republic Pictures serial, Drums of Fu Manchu in 1940 and a short-lived TV series, The Adventures of Fu Manchu in 1956. Drums of Fu Manchu ( 1940) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial based on the Fu Manchu stories by Sax Rohmer, starring The Adventures of Fu Manchu was a 1956 American television series The character was revived after his creator's death for a series of variable quality starring Christopher Lee: The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968), and The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969). Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 thriller based on the character of Fu Manchu, the Chinese villain created by The Brides of Fu Manchu is a 1966 British thriller based on the fictional Asian villain Fu Manchu, created by Sax Rohmer The Vengeance of Fu Manchu is a 1967 British Film directed by Jeremy Summers starring Christopher Lee, Douglas The Castle of Fu Manchu ( 1969) also known by its German title Die Folterkammer des Dr Pulp film legend Harry Alan Towers produced two films based on the Sumuru character in the 1960s, and an updated space fantasy version in 2002. Harry Alan Towers (born in London on October 19, 1920) is a Radio and Film producer and Screenwriter, who has produced Legendary comic actor Peter Sellers starred in the 1980 spoof, The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British ‎ The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu is a 1980 Comedy film, notable as the final film to star Peter Sellers while he was alive The Fu Manchu characters were featured in Marvel Comics' long-running series, Master of Kung-Fu and were revived for two novels by Rohmer's friend and biographer, Cay van Ash. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A new authorized novel featuring the characters, The Terror of Fu Manchu by William Patrick Maynard is expected in 2008.

Selected bibliography

Elaine H. Kim, Asian American Literature, an introduction to the writings and their social context, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1982 (especially the chapter on Fu Manchu).

see also:

References

  1. ^ a b Howard, Douglas; Anolik, Ruth Bienstock (eds. ) (2004). The Gothic other: racial and social constructions in the literary imagination. Jefferson, N. C: McFarland & Co, 105-7. ISBN 0-7864-1858-3.  
  2. ^ Roseman, Mill et al. Detectionary. New York: Overlook Press, 1971. ISBN 0-87951-041-2
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