Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Writing23rd July 1888(died at 70)Chicago, Illinois, USA28 titles

Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. Chandler had an immense stylistic influence on American popular literature. He is a founder of the hardboiled school of detective fiction, along with Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and other Black Mask writers. The protagonist of his novels, Philip Marlowe, like Hammett's Sam Spade, is considered by some to be synonymous with "private detective".

Born

23rd July 1888 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

26th March 1959

Known for

Writing

Also known as

Raymond Thornton Chandler

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Known for

Filmography

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