Edgar Wallace was born at 7 Ashburnham Grove, Greenwich (London), on 1 April 1875 to parents were actors Richard Horatio Edgar and Mary Jane "Polly" Richards, née Blair.
Edgar Wallace was born at 7 Ashburnham Grove, Greenwich (London), on 1 April 1875. His biological parents were actors Richard Horatio Edgar (who never knew of his existence) and Mary Jane "Polly" Richards, née Blair.