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Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)


An American novelist, writer of crime fiction featuring the private detective Philip Marlowe, Raymond (Thornton) Chandler was born in Chicago of an American father and an Anglo-Irish mother. He moved to England when his parents divorced. He attended Dulwich College and studied languages in France and Germany before returning to England in 1907 and... See full bio »

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Known For

Double Indemnity
(1944)
Strangers on a Train
(1951)
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep Writer
(1946)
The Long Goodbye
(1973)

Filmography

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 2014 The Long Goodbye (TV Mini-Series) (based on the novel by - 5 episodes)
- Episode #1.5 (2014) ... (based on the novel by - unauthorized adaptation)
- Episode #1.4 (2014) ... (based on the novel by - unauthorized adaptation)
- Episode #1.3 (2014) ... (based on the novel by - unauthorized adaptation)
- Episode #1.2 (2014) ... (based on the novel by - unauthorized adaptation)
- Episode #1.1 (2014) ... (based on the novel by - unauthorized adaptation)
 2007 Marlowe (TV Movie) (characters)
 2003 Mazaný Filip (character)
 1998 Poodle Springs (TV Movie) (book)
 1996 Once You Meet a Stranger (TV Movie) (screenplay "Stranger on a Train") / (teleplay)
  Fallen Angels (TV Series) (based on a story by - 1 episode, 1995) (based on a short story by - 1 episode, 1993)
- Red Wind (1995) ... (based on a story by)
- I'll Be Waiting (1993) ... (based on a short story by)
 1987 Proini peripolos (excerpt)
  Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (TV Series) (novels - 10 episodes, 1983 - 1986) (story - 1 episode, 1986)
- Red Wind (1986) ... (novels)
- Trouble Is My Business (1986) ... (novels)
- Guns at Cyrano's (1986) ... (novels)
- Pickup on Noon Street (1986) ... (novels)
- Spanish Blood (1986) ... (novels)
 1982 Ich werde warten (TV Movie) (novel)
 1978 The Big Sleep (novel)
 1975 Farewell, My Lovely (novel)
 1973 Double Indemnity (TV Movie) (1944 screenplay)
 1973 The Long Goodbye (novel "The Long Goodbye")
 1969 Marlowe (novel "The Little Sister")
 1961 Storyboard (TV Series) (short story - 1 episode)
- I'll Be Waiting (1961) ... (short story)
  Philip Marlowe (TV Series) (character - 24 episodes, 1959 - 1960) (creator - 2 episodes, 1959 - 1960)
- You Kill Me (1960) ... (character)
- Last Call for Murder (1960) ... (character)
- Murder Is Dead Wrong (1960) ... (character)
- Murder Is a Grave Affair (1960) ... (creator)
- Murder by the Book (1960) ... (character)
 1958 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode)
- One False Step (1958) ... (screenplay)
 1957 TV de Vanguarda (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Pacto Sinistro (1957)
 1957 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Tower Room 14-A (1957) ... (story)
  Climax! (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1954) (novel - 1 episode, 1954)
- The White Carnation (1954) ... (story)
- The Long Goodbye (1954) ... (novel)
 1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) (previous screenplay - 1 episode)
- Double Indemnity (1954) ... (previous screenplay)
 1951-1953 Studio One (TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- The King in Yellow (1953) ... (story)
- The King in Yellow (1951) ... (story)
 1951 Strangers on a Train (screen play)
 1951 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Pearls Are a Nuisance (1951) ... (story)
 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) (novel - 1 episode)
- The Big Sleep (1950) ... (novel)
 1949 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- The Little Sister (1949) ... (story)
 1947 The Brasher Doubloon (novel "The High Window")
 1947 Lady in the Lake (novel)
 1946 The Big Sleep (from the novel by)
 1946 The Blue Dahlia (written by)
 1945 The Unseen
 1944 Murder, My Sweet (novel)
 1944 And Now Tomorrow (screen play)
 1944 Double Indemnity (screenplay)
 1942 Time to Kill (novel "The High Window")
 1942 The Falcon Takes Over (novel "Farewell, My Lovely")
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Short Story: "Blackmailers Don't Shoot" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 7 Print Biographies | 2 Articles | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Hollywood] Wonderful what Hollywood will do to a nobody. It will make a radiant glamor queen out of a drab little wench who ought to be ironing a truck driver's shirts, a he-man hero with shining eyes and a brilliant smile reeking of sexual charm out of some overgrown kid who was meant to go to work with a lunch-box. See more »

Trivia:

Encouraged Ian Fleming to continue writing his James Bond novels in the mid 1950s by writing a few words of recommendation to Fleming's American publishers. See more »

Trademark:

Specialised in hard-boiled crime noir.

Star Sign:

Leo

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