Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) was an American writer and screenwriter. Born in Chicago, he grew up in England and worked, among other occupations, for the Ministry of the Navy, as a journalist, and as an accountant. From 1932 onward, he devoted himself to writing crime fiction and screenplays. He is best known for his novels featuring Philip Marlowe, a melancholic but moral private detective; the novels became classics of crime literature and were adapted for film several times. Chandler received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1955.