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]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''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}} |
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Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an author of 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 hard-boiled private detective, along with Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade.
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