Raymond Chandler

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Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888-1959) was an American detective-story writer who is primarily remembered for his hardboiled novels about private eye Philip Marlowe. He was born in Chicago and educated in England. After serving with the Canadian forces in the World War I, he engaged in several businesses in California and wrote for magazines.