Raymond Chandler
Known for Writing · 2 credits
- Born
- 1888-07-23
- Died
- 1959-03-26
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Raymond Thornton Chandler
Biography
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".
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Movies (2)
About Raymond Chandler
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". With 2 credits spanning from 1944 to 1969, Raymond Chandler has appeared in 2 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Raymond Chandler Movies
- Double Indemnity (1944) — as Man Reading Book (uncredited)
- Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: A Portrait of Raymond Chandler (1969) — as Self (archive footage)
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