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- Birth nameEdmund Clerihew Bentley
- E.C. Bentley was born on July 10, 1875 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Trent's Last Case (1929), Trent's Last Case (1920) and Trent's Last Case (1952). He was married to Violet Alice Mary Boileau. He died on March 30, 1956 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseViolet Alice Mary Boileau(1901 - 1949) (her death, 2 children)
- Widely considered to be the father of the modern detective story.
- Originated the form of comedic biographical poem known today as the 'Clerihew'.
- It should be possible, I thought, to write a detective story in which the detective was recognizable as a human being.
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