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Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime. All but Playback have been made into motion pictures, some more than once. In the year before his death, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America.
Birth Name
Raymond Thornton Chandler
Born
Monday, 23 July 1888
Died
Thursday, 26 March 1959
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Double Indemnity | Man Reading Magazine Outside Keyes' Office | 1944 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Double Indemnity | Man Reading Magazine Outside Keyes' Office | 1944 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1947 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Nominated |
1945 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |