| American
mystery and crime fiction writer, born in Chicago. He is best known for
the creation of a character named Phillip Marlowe, a tough but honest
private detective, whose no-nonsense attitudes are often at odds with
the brutal, seamy, pseudo-sophisticated Los Angeles surroundings in which
he works. Chandler's work, noted for its realism, regionalism, and careful
craftsmanship, includes the novels The Big Sleep (1939) and The Long Goodbye
(1953) and film scripts such as Double Indemnity (1944) and Strangers
on a Train (1951). |