Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Actor · Writer

Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 23, 1888

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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Representative Works

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
7.7
/ English
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
7.6
/ English
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
8.1
/ English
Marlowe
Marlowe
5.7
/ English
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
7.4
/ English
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
7.2
/ English
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
6.1
/ English
Marlowe
Marlowe
6.1
/ English
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
5.8
/ English
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely
6.7
/ English
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs
5.5
/ English
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Strangers on a Train
1951Winner

Best Writing

Strangers on a Train

The Big Sleep
1946Winner

Best Writing

The Big Sleep

Double Indemnity
1944Winner

Best Performance

Double Indemnity

Career Highlights

Marlowe
2023Highlight

Best Writing

Marlowe

The Long Goodbye
1973Highlight

Best Writing

The Long Goodbye

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