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Raymond Chandler
American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 23 July 1888
- Died
- 26 March 1959
- Conflict
- World War I
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- La Jolla
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Raymond
- Family name
- Chandler
- Spouse
- Cissy Pascal
- Genre
- detective fiction
- Field of work
- crime novel
- Occupation
- screenwriter, novelist, writer, poet, crime fiction writer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Native language
- English
- archives at
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- birth name
- Raymond Thornton Chandler
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- educated at
- Dulwich College
- influenced by
- Dashiell Hammett
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- military branch
- British Army, Royal Air Force
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- notable work
- The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, The High Window, The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye, Playback, Poodle Springs
- place of burial
- Mount Hope Cemetery
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Raymond Chandler
- start of work period
- 1933
- topic's main category
- Category:Raymond Chandler
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