Raymond Chandler
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| - | '''Raymond Thornton Chandler''' ([[July 23]], [[1888]] – [[March 26]], [[1959]]) was an [[author]] of [[crime fiction|crime stories and novels]]. His influence on modern crime fiction has been immense, particularly in the writing style and attitudes that much of the field has adopted over the last 60 years. Chandler's [[protagonist]], [[Philip Marlowe]], has become [[synonymous]] with the tradition of the [[Hardboiled|hard-boiled]] private detective, along with [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s [[Sam Spade]].{{GFDL}} | + | '''Raymond Thornton Chandler''' ([[July 23]], [[1888]] – [[March 26]], [[1959]]) was an [[American author]] of [[hardboiled]] [[crime fiction]]. Chandler's [[protagonist]], [[Philip Marlowe]], has become [[synonymous]] with the tradition of the [[Hardboiled|hard-boiled]] private detective, along with [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s [[Sam Spade]].{{GFDL}} |
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Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American author of hardboiled crime fiction. Chandler's protagonist, Philip Marlowe, has become synonymous with the tradition of the hard-boiled private detective, along with Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade.
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