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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would ~~get~~ ~~a star~~ the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not ~~received one~~.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>		In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would be included the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not been.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]] at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]] at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]] at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]] at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, ~~the same organization~~ gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, they gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would get a star the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not received one.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>		In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would get a star the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not received one.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]]~~, located~~ at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]] at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, the same organization gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, the same organization gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	[[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] is the only one of his novels not to have been made into a movie. Arguably the most notable adaptation is [[Howard Hawks]] [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)\|''The Big Sleep'']] (1946), with [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Marlowe. [[William Faulkner]] and [[Leigh Brackett]] were co-writers of the screenplay. Chandler's few screenwriting efforts and the cinematic adaptation of his novels proved stylistically and thematically influential on the American [[film noir]] genre. Notable for its revised take on Marlowe is [[Robert Altman]]'s 1973 [[neo-noir]] adaptation of [[The Long Goodbye (film)\|''The Long Goodbye'']].		[[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] is the only one of his novels not to have been made into a movie. Arguably the most notable adaptation is [[Howard Hawks]] [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)\|''The Big Sleep'']] (1946), with [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Marlowe. [[William Faulkner]] and [[Leigh Brackett]] were co-writers of the screenplay. Chandler's few screenwriting efforts and the cinematic adaptation of his novels proved stylistically and thematically influential on the American [[film noir]] genre. Notable for its revised take on Marlowe is [[Robert Altman]]'s 1973 [[neo-noir]] adaptation of [[The Long Goodbye (film)\|''The Long Goodbye'']].

			==Legacy==
			In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would get a star the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not received one.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]], located at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

			[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, the same organization gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	<blockquote>Wandering up and down the Pacific Coast in an automobile I began to read pulp magazines, because they were cheap enough to throw away and because I never had at any time any taste for the kind of thing which is known as women's magazines. This was in the great days of the ''Black Mask'' (if I may call them great days) and it struck me that some of the writing was pretty forceful and honest, even though it had its crude aspect. I decided that this might be a good way to try to learn to write fiction and get paid a small amount of money at the same time. I spent five months over an 18,000 word novelette and sold it for $180. After that I never looked back, although I had a good many uneasy periods looking forward.{{sfn\|Chandler\|1969\|p=vii}}</blockquote>		<blockquote>Wandering up and down the Pacific Coast in an automobile I began to read pulp magazines, because they were cheap enough to throw away and because I never had at any time any taste for the kind of thing which is known as women's magazines. This was in the great days of the ''Black Mask'' (if I may call them great days) and it struck me that some of the writing was pretty forceful and honest, even though it had its crude aspect. I decided that this might be a good way to try to learn to write fiction and get paid a small amount of money at the same time. I spent five months over an 18,000 word novelette and sold it for $180. After that I never looked back, although I had a good many uneasy periods looking forward.{{sfn\|Chandler\|1969\|p=vii}}</blockquote>

	His second Marlowe novel, ''[[Farewell, My Lovely]]'' (1940), became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including the 1944 film ''[[Murder My Sweet]]'', which marked the screen debut of the Marlowe character, played by [[Dick Powell]] (whose depiction of Marlowe was applauded by Chandler). Literary success and film adaptations led to a demand for Chandler himself as a screenwriter. He and [[Billy Wilder]] co-wrote ''[[Double Indemnity]]'' (1944), based on [[James M. Cain]]'s [[Double Indemnity (novel)\|novel of the same title]]. The [[film noir\|noir]] screenplay was nominated for an [[Academy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945\|title=The 17th Academy Awards {{!}} 1945\|website=www.oscars.org\|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref> Said Wilder, "I would just guide the structure and I would also do a lot of the dialogue, and he (Chandler) would then comprehend and start constructing too." Wilder acknowledged that the dialogue which makes the film so memorable was largely Chandler's.		His second Marlowe novel, ''[[Farewell, My Lovely]]'' (1940), became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including the 1944 film ''[[Murder My Sweet]]'', which marked the screen debut of the Marlowe character, played by [[Dick Powell]] (whose depiction of Marlowe was applauded by Chandler). Literary success and film adaptations led to a demand for Chandler himself as a screenwriter. He and [[Billy Wilder]] co-wrote ''[[Double Indemnity]]'' (1944), based on [[James M. Cain]]'s [[Double Indemnity (novel)\|novel of the same title]]. The [[film noir\|noir]] screenplay was nominated for an [[Academy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945\|title=The 17th Academy Awards {{!}} 1945\|website=www.oscars.org\|date=October 4, 2014 \|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref> Said Wilder, "I would just guide the structure and I would also do a lot of the dialogue, and he (Chandler) would then comprehend and start constructing too." Wilder acknowledged that the dialogue which makes the film so memorable was largely Chandler's.

	Chandler's only produced original screenplay was ''[[The Blue Dahlia]]'' (1946). He had not written a [[denouement]] for the script and, according to producer [[John Houseman]], Chandler concluded he could finish the script only if drunk, with the assistance of round-the-clock secretaries and drivers, which Houseman agreed to. The script gained Chandler's second Academy Award nomination for screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947\|title=The 19th Academy Awards {{!}} 1947\|website=www.oscars.org\|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>		Chandler's only produced original screenplay was ''[[The Blue Dahlia]]'' (1946). He had not written a [[denouement]] for the script and, according to producer [[John Houseman]], Chandler concluded he could finish the script only if drunk, with the assistance of round-the-clock secretaries and drivers, which Houseman agreed to. The script gained Chandler's second Academy Award nomination for screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947\|title=The 19th Academy Awards {{!}} 1947\|website=www.oscars.org\|date=October 4, 2014 \|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>

	Chandler collaborated on the screenplay of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)\|Strangers on a Train]]'' (1951), an ironic murder story based on [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s [[Strangers on a Train (novel)\|novel]], which he thought implausible. Chandler clashed with Hitchcock and they stopped talking after Hitchcock heard Chandler had referred to him as "that fat bastard".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gustini \|first=Ray \|date=2012-01-10 \|title=Don't Waste Raymond Chandler's Time; Roald Dahl Achieves Stamp Immortality \|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/01/dont-waste-raymond-chandlers-time-roald-dahl-achieves-stamp-immortality/333309/ \|access-date=2023-08-08 \|website=The Atlantic \|language=en \|quote=There's a famous, possibly apocryphal story of Hitchcock pulling up outside Chandler's house in a limousine and The Big Sleep author saying none-too-softly, "Look at that fat bastard trying to get out of his car!"}}</ref> Hitchcock made a show of throwing Chandler's two draft screenplays into the studio trash can while holding his nose, but Chandler retained the lead screenwriting credit along with Czenzi Ormonde.		Chandler collaborated on the screenplay of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)\|Strangers on a Train]]'' (1951), an ironic murder story based on [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s [[Strangers on a Train (novel)\|novel]], which he thought implausible. Chandler clashed with Hitchcock and they stopped talking after Hitchcock heard Chandler had referred to him as "that fat bastard".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gustini \|first=Ray \|date=2012-01-10 \|title=Don't Waste Raymond Chandler's Time; Roald Dahl Achieves Stamp Immortality \|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/01/dont-waste-raymond-chandlers-time-roald-dahl-achieves-stamp-immortality/333309/ \|access-date=2023-08-08 \|website=The Atlantic \|language=en \|quote=There's a famous, possibly apocryphal story of Hitchcock pulling up outside Chandler's house in a limousine and The Big Sleep author saying none-too-softly, "Look at that fat bastard trying to get out of his car!"}}</ref> Hitchcock made a show of throwing Chandler's two draft screenplays into the studio trash can while holding his nose, but Chandler retained the lead screenwriting credit along with Czenzi Ormonde.

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	{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->		{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
	\|image = Raymond Chandler (Lady in the Lake portrait, 1943).jpg		\| image = Raymond Chandler (Lady in the Lake portrait, 1943).jpg
	\|alt = Man with slicked-back black hair facing left, smoking a pipe		\| alt = Man with slicked-back black hair facing left, smoking a pipe
	\|caption = Chandler {{circa}} 1943		\| caption = Chandler {{circa}} 1943
	\|birth_name = Raymond Thornton Chandler		\| birth_name = Raymond Thornton Chandler
	\|birth_date = {{birth date\|1888\|7\|23}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1888\|7\|23}}
	\|birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.		\| birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, U.S.
	\|death_date = {{death date and age\|1959\|3\|26\|1888\|7\|23}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1959\|3\|26\|1888\|7\|23}}
	\|death_place = [[La Jolla]], California, U.S.		\| death_place = [[La Jolla]], California, U.S.
	\|resting_place = [[Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego)\|Mount Hope Cemetery]], San Diego, U.S.		\| resting_place = [[Mount Hope Cemetery (San Diego)\|Mount Hope Cemetery]], San Diego, U.S.
	\|occupation = {{hlist\|Novelist\|screenwriter}}		\| occupation = {{hlist\|Novelist\|screenwriter}}
	\|nationality = American <small>(1888–1907, 1956–1959)</small><br />British <small>(1907–1959)</small>		\| nationality = American <small>(1888–1907, 1956–1959)</small><br />British <small>(1907–1959)</small>
	\|period = 1933–1959		\| period = 1933–1959
	\|genre = [[Crime fiction]], [[suspense]], [[hardboiled]]		\| genre = [[Crime fiction]], [[suspense]], [[hardboiled]]
	\|subject =		\| subject =
	\|movement =		\| movement =
	\|spouse = {{marriage\|Cissy Pascal\|1924\|1954\|reason = died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Cissy Pascal\|1924\|1954\|reason = died}}
	\|signature =		\| signature =
	\|website = }}		\| website =
			\| education = [[Dulwich College]]
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	'''Raymond Thornton Chandler''' (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) 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 (magazine)\|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 (an eighth, in progress at the time of his death, was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]]). All but ''[[Playback (novel)\|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]].{{sfn\|Chandler\|1950\|loc="About the Author"}}		'''Raymond Thornton Chandler''' (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) 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 (magazine)\|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 (an eighth, in progress at the time of his death, was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]]). All but ''[[Playback (novel)\|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]].{{sfn\|Chandler\|1950\|loc="About the Author"}}

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	The high regard in which Chandler is generally held today is in contrast to the critical sniping that stung the author during his lifetime. In a March 1942 letter to Blanche Knopf, published in ''Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler'', he wrote, "The thing that rather gets me down is that when I write something that is tough and fast and full of mayhem and murder, I get panned for being tough and fast and full of mayhem and murder, and then when I try to tone down a bit and develop the mental and emotional side of a situation, I get panned for leaving out what I was panned for putting in the first time."		The high regard in which Chandler is generally held today is in contrast to the critical sniping that stung the author during his lifetime. In a March 1942 letter to Blanche Knopf, published in ''Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler'', he wrote, "The thing that rather gets me down is that when I write something that is tough and fast and full of mayhem and murder, I get panned for being tough and fast and full of mayhem and murder, and then when I try to tone down a bit and develop the mental and emotional side of a situation, I get panned for leaving out what I was panned for putting in the first time."

	Although his work enjoys general acclaim today, Chandler has been criticized for certain aspects of his writing. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reviewer Patrick Anderson described his plots as "rambling at best and incoherent at worst" (notoriously, even Chandler did not know who murdered the chauffeur in ''The Big Sleep''<ref>"Entertainment" in ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 4, 1997</ref>) and Anderson criticized Chandler's treatment of black, female, and homosexual characters, calling him a "rather nasty man at times".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Woods \|first1=Paula L. \|date=March 11, 2007 \|url=~~http~~://~~articles~~.latimes.com/~~2007~~/mar/11~~/books/~~bk-woods11 \|title=Criminal Minds \|work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sante \|first1=Luc \|title=Rising Crime \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/books/review/Sante.t.html \|work=The New York Times \|date=18 February 2007 }}</ref> Anderson nevertheless praised Chandler as "probably the most lyrical of the major crime writers".<ref>Butki, Scott. (August 2, 2007) [http://blogcritics.org/an-interview-with-patrick-anderson-author1/ "An Interview With Patrick Anderson, Author of The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction, Part Two,"] ''Blog Critics''. Retrieved on September 8, 2017.</ref>		Although his work enjoys general acclaim today, Chandler has been criticized for certain aspects of his writing. ''[[The Washington Post]]'' reviewer Patrick Anderson described his plots as "rambling at best and incoherent at worst" (notoriously, even Chandler did not know who murdered the chauffeur in ''The Big Sleep''<ref>"Entertainment" in ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 4, 1997</ref>) and Anderson criticized Chandler's treatment of black, female, and homosexual characters, calling him a "rather nasty man at times".<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Woods \|first1=Paula L. \|date=March 11, 2007 \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-11-bk-woods11-story.html \|title=Criminal Minds \|work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Sante \|first1=Luc \|title=Rising Crime \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/books/review/Sante.t.html \|work=The New York Times \|date=18 February 2007 }}</ref> Anderson nevertheless praised Chandler as "probably the most lyrical of the major crime writers".<ref>Butki, Scott. (August 2, 2007) [http://blogcritics.org/an-interview-with-patrick-anderson-author1/ "An Interview With Patrick Anderson, Author of The Triumph of the Thriller: How Cops, Crooks, and Cannibals Captured Popular Fiction, Part Two,"] ''Blog Critics''. Retrieved on September 8, 2017.</ref>

	Chandler's short stories and novels are evocatively written, conveying the time, place and ambiance of Los Angeles and environs in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="nyrb-12-06-2007" /> The places are real, if pseudonymous: Bay City is [[Santa Monica, California\|Santa Monica]], Gray Lake is [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles\|Silver Lake]], and Idle Valley a synthesis of wealthy [[San Fernando Valley]] communities.		Chandler's short stories and novels are evocatively written, conveying the time, place and ambiance of Los Angeles and environs in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="nyrb-12-06-2007" /> The places are real, if pseudonymous: Bay City is [[Santa Monica, California\|Santa Monica]], Gray Lake is [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles\|Silver Lake]], and Idle Valley a synthesis of wealthy [[San Fernando Valley]] communities.

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	Chandler's short stories and novels are evocatively written, conveying the time, place and ambiance of Los Angeles and environs in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="nyrb-12-06-2007" /> The places are real, if pseudonymous: Bay City is [[Santa Monica, California\|Santa Monica]], Gray Lake is [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles\|Silver Lake]], and Idle Valley a synthesis of wealthy [[San Fernando Valley]] communities.		Chandler's short stories and novels are evocatively written, conveying the time, place and ambiance of Los Angeles and environs in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="nyrb-12-06-2007" /> The places are real, if pseudonymous: Bay City is [[Santa Monica, California\|Santa Monica]], Gray Lake is [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles\|Silver Lake]], and Idle Valley a synthesis of wealthy [[San Fernando Valley]] communities.

	[[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] is the only one of his novels not to have been made into a movie. Arguably the most notable adaptation is [[Howard Hawks]] [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)\|''The Big Sleep'']] (1946), with [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Marlowe. [[William Faulkner]] and [[Leigh Brackett]] were co-writers of the screenplay. Chandler's few screenwriting efforts and the cinematic adaptation of his novels proved stylistically and thematically influential on the American [[film noir]] genre. Notable for its revised take on Marlowe is [[Robert Altman]]'s 1973 [[neo-noir]] adaptation of [[The Long Goodbye (film)\|''The Long Goodbye'']].		[[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] is the only one of his novels not to have been made into a movie. Arguably the most notable adaptation is [[Howard Hawks]] [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)\|''The Big Sleep'']] (1946), with [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Marlowe. [[William Faulkner]] and [[Leigh Brackett]] were co-writers of the screenplay. Chandler's few screenwriting efforts and the cinematic adaptation of his novels proved stylistically and thematically influential on the American [[film noir]] genre. Notable for its revised take on Marlowe is [[Robert Altman]]'s 1973 [[neo-noir]] adaptation of [[The Long Goodbye (film)\|''The Long Goodbye'']].

	==Works==		==Works==
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	Chandler left an unfinished novel when he died. This was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]] and published in 1989 as ''[[Poodle Springs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McLellan \|first=Dennis \|date=1989-10-19 \|title=Philip Marlowe Returns to the Mean 'Springs' \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-19-vw-447-story.html \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Chandler left an unfinished novel when he died. This was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]] and published in 1989 as ''[[Poodle Springs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McLellan \|first=Dennis \|date=1989-10-19 \|title=Philip Marlowe Returns to the Mean 'Springs' \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-19-vw-447-story.html \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	* [[The Big Sleep\|''~~The Big Sleep'']]~~ (1939)		* ''[[The Big Sleep]]'' (1939)
	* [[Farewell, My Lovely\|''~~Farewell, My Lovely'']]~~ (1940)		* ''[[Farewell, My Lovely]]'' (1940)
	* [[The High Window\|''~~The High Window'']]~~ (1942)		* ''[[The High Window]]'' (1942)
	* [[The Lady in the Lake\|''~~The Lady in the Lake'']]~~ (1943)		* ''[[The Lady in the Lake]]'' (1943)
	* [[The Little Sister\|''~~The Little Sister'']]~~ (1949)		* ''[[The Little Sister]]'' (1949)
	* [[The Long Goodbye (novel)\|''The Long Goodbye'']] (1953)		* [[The Long Goodbye (novel)\|''The Long Goodbye'']] (1953)
	* [[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] (1958)		* [[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] (1958)

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	Chandler left an unfinished novel when he died. This was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]] and published in 1989 as ''[[Poodle Springs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=~~McLELLAN~~ \|first=~~DENNIS~~ \|date=1989-10-19 \|title=Philip Marlowe Returns to the Mean 'Springs' \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-19-vw-447-story.html \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Chandler left an unfinished novel when he died. This was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]] and published in 1989 as ''[[Poodle Springs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McLellan \|first=Dennis \|date=1989-10-19 \|title=Philip Marlowe Returns to the Mean 'Springs' \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-19-vw-447-story.html \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would get a star the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not received one.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>		In 2014, the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce\|selection committee]] announced that Raymond Chandler would get a star the following year,<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Holman \|first=Jordyn \|date=June 19, 2014\|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Honorees Revealed \|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/walk-of-fame-2015-honorees-revealed-1201223538/ \|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> but as of 2024, he has not received one.<ref>{{Cite news \|accessdate=October 16, 2024\|title=Hollywood Star Walk - Select a Star \|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/list/ \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]]~~, located~~ at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		The intersection of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Cahuenga Boulevard\|Cahuenga Avenue]] in [[Hollywood, California]] is named Raymond Chandler Square, a tribute both to the author and to the belief that [[Phillip Marlowe]]'s office was located in [[Security Trust and Savings]] at the northeast corner of this intersection.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Zollo \|first=Paul \|date=October 7, 1998 \|title=Chandler Square \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-me-29977-story.html \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, the Square was designated [[Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument]] #597.<ref name=LAHCM>{{Cite web \|title=Historical Cultural Monuments List \|url=https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/24f6fce7-f73d-4bca-87bc-c77ed3fc5d4f/Historical_Cultural_Monuments_List.pdf \|publisher=[[Government of Los Angeles\|City of Los Angeles]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, the same organization gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>		[[Noirfest]]'s [[lifetime achievement award]] is named the Raymond Chandler Award.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Award 2023 \|url=https://www.noirfest.com/en/chandler-award-eng/ \|publisher=Noirfest \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1991, [[Fulbright Program]] gave out a "Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award"<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Raymond Chandler Mystery Writing Award \|url=https://fulbrightscholars.org/node/1281184 \|publisher=[[Fulbright Program]] \|access-date=October 16, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref> and in 1994, the same organization gave out a "Raymond Chandler Award".<ref>{{Cite news \|title=A Briton’s American Independence : Fulbright Chandler award gives Denise Danks, here soaking up U.S. culture, something most mothers don’t have--free time. \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-29-ls-2923-story.html \|first=Dennis \|last=Mclellan \|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] \|date=November 29, 1994 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	<blockquote>Wandering up and down the Pacific Coast in an automobile I began to read pulp magazines, because they were cheap enough to throw away and because I never had at any time any taste for the kind of thing which is known as women's magazines. This was in the great days of the ''Black Mask'' (if I may call them great days) and it struck me that some of the writing was pretty forceful and honest, even though it had its crude aspect. I decided that this might be a good way to try to learn to write fiction and get paid a small amount of money at the same time. I spent five months over an 18,000 word novelette and sold it for $180. After that I never looked back, although I had a good many uneasy periods looking forward.{{sfn\|Chandler\|1969\|p=vii}}</blockquote>		<blockquote>Wandering up and down the Pacific Coast in an automobile I began to read pulp magazines, because they were cheap enough to throw away and because I never had at any time any taste for the kind of thing which is known as women's magazines. This was in the great days of the ''Black Mask'' (if I may call them great days) and it struck me that some of the writing was pretty forceful and honest, even though it had its crude aspect. I decided that this might be a good way to try to learn to write fiction and get paid a small amount of money at the same time. I spent five months over an 18,000 word novelette and sold it for $180. After that I never looked back, although I had a good many uneasy periods looking forward.{{sfn\|Chandler\|1969\|p=vii}}</blockquote>

	His second Marlowe novel, ''[[Farewell, My Lovely]]'' (1940), became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including the 1944 film ''[[Murder My Sweet]]'', which marked the screen debut of the Marlowe character, played by [[Dick Powell]] (whose depiction of Marlowe was applauded by Chandler). Literary success and film adaptations led to a demand for Chandler himself as a screenwriter. He and [[Billy Wilder]] co-wrote ''[[Double Indemnity]]'' (1944), based on [[James M. Cain]]'s [[Double Indemnity (novel)\|novel of the same title]]. The [[film noir\|noir]] screenplay was nominated for an [[Academy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945\|title=The 17th Academy Awards {{!}} 1945\|website=www.oscars.org\|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref> Said Wilder, "I would just guide the structure and I would also do a lot of the dialogue, and he (Chandler) would then comprehend and start constructing too." Wilder acknowledged that the dialogue which makes the film so memorable was largely Chandler's.		His second Marlowe novel, ''[[Farewell, My Lovely]]'' (1940), became the basis for three movie versions adapted by other screenwriters, including the 1944 film ''[[Murder My Sweet]]'', which marked the screen debut of the Marlowe character, played by [[Dick Powell]] (whose depiction of Marlowe was applauded by Chandler). Literary success and film adaptations led to a demand for Chandler himself as a screenwriter. He and [[Billy Wilder]] co-wrote ''[[Double Indemnity]]'' (1944), based on [[James M. Cain]]'s [[Double Indemnity (novel)\|novel of the same title]]. The [[film noir\|noir]] screenplay was nominated for an [[Academy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1945\|title=The 17th Academy Awards {{!}} 1945\|website=www.oscars.org\|date=October 4, 2014 \|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref> Said Wilder, "I would just guide the structure and I would also do a lot of the dialogue, and he (Chandler) would then comprehend and start constructing too." Wilder acknowledged that the dialogue which makes the film so memorable was largely Chandler's.

	Chandler's only produced original screenplay was ''[[The Blue Dahlia]]'' (1946). He had not written a [[denouement]] for the script and, according to producer [[John Houseman]], Chandler concluded he could finish the script only if drunk, with the assistance of round-the-clock secretaries and drivers, which Houseman agreed to. The script gained Chandler's second Academy Award nomination for screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947\|title=The 19th Academy Awards {{!}} 1947\|website=www.oscars.org\|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>		Chandler's only produced original screenplay was ''[[The Blue Dahlia]]'' (1946). He had not written a [[denouement]] for the script and, according to producer [[John Houseman]], Chandler concluded he could finish the script only if drunk, with the assistance of round-the-clock secretaries and drivers, which Houseman agreed to. The script gained Chandler's second Academy Award nomination for screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947\|title=The 19th Academy Awards {{!}} 1947\|website=www.oscars.org\|date=October 4, 2014 \|language=en\|access-date=2023-08-26}}</ref>

	Chandler collaborated on the screenplay of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)\|Strangers on a Train]]'' (1951), an ironic murder story based on [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s [[Strangers on a Train (novel)\|novel]], which he thought implausible. Chandler clashed with Hitchcock and they stopped talking after Hitchcock heard Chandler had referred to him as "that fat bastard".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gustini \|first=Ray \|date=2012-01-10 \|title=Don't Waste Raymond Chandler's Time; Roald Dahl Achieves Stamp Immortality \|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/01/dont-waste-raymond-chandlers-time-roald-dahl-achieves-stamp-immortality/333309/ \|access-date=2023-08-08 \|website=The Atlantic \|language=en \|quote=There's a famous, possibly apocryphal story of Hitchcock pulling up outside Chandler's house in a limousine and The Big Sleep author saying none-too-softly, "Look at that fat bastard trying to get out of his car!"}}</ref> Hitchcock made a show of throwing Chandler's two draft screenplays into the studio trash can while holding his nose, but Chandler retained the lead screenwriting credit along with Czenzi Ormonde.		Chandler collaborated on the screenplay of [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)\|Strangers on a Train]]'' (1951), an ironic murder story based on [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s [[Strangers on a Train (novel)\|novel]], which he thought implausible. Chandler clashed with Hitchcock and they stopped talking after Hitchcock heard Chandler had referred to him as "that fat bastard".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gustini \|first=Ray \|date=2012-01-10 \|title=Don't Waste Raymond Chandler's Time; Roald Dahl Achieves Stamp Immortality \|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/01/dont-waste-raymond-chandlers-time-roald-dahl-achieves-stamp-immortality/333309/ \|access-date=2023-08-08 \|website=The Atlantic \|language=en \|quote=There's a famous, possibly apocryphal story of Hitchcock pulling up outside Chandler's house in a limousine and The Big Sleep author saying none-too-softly, "Look at that fat bastard trying to get out of his car!"}}</ref> Hitchcock made a show of throwing Chandler's two draft screenplays into the studio trash can while holding his nose, but Chandler retained the lead screenwriting credit along with Czenzi Ormonde.

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	Chandler's short stories and novels are evocatively written, conveying the time, place and ambiance of Los Angeles and environs in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="nyrb-12-06-2007" /> The places are real, if pseudonymous: Bay City is [[Santa Monica, California\|Santa Monica]], Gray Lake is [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles\|Silver Lake]], and Idle Valley a synthesis of wealthy [[San Fernando Valley]] communities.		Chandler's short stories and novels are evocatively written, conveying the time, place and ambiance of Los Angeles and environs in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="nyrb-12-06-2007" /> The places are real, if pseudonymous: Bay City is [[Santa Monica, California\|Santa Monica]], Gray Lake is [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles\|Silver Lake]], and Idle Valley a synthesis of wealthy [[San Fernando Valley]] communities.

	[[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] is the only one of his novels not to have been made into a movie. Arguably the most notable adaptation is [[Howard Hawks]] [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)\|''The Big Sleep'']] (1946), with [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Marlowe. [[William Faulkner]] and [[Leigh Brackett]] were co-writers of the screenplay. Chandler's few screenwriting efforts and the cinematic adaptation of his novels proved stylistically and thematically influential on the American [[film noir]] genre. Notable for its revised take on Marlowe is [[Robert Altman]]'s 1973 [[neo-noir]] adaptation of [[The Long Goodbye (film)\|''The Long Goodbye'']].		[[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] is the only one of his novels not to have been made into a movie. Arguably the most notable adaptation is [[Howard Hawks]] [[The Big Sleep (1946 film)\|''The Big Sleep'']] (1946), with [[Humphrey Bogart]] as Marlowe. [[William Faulkner]] and [[Leigh Brackett]] were co-writers of the screenplay. Chandler's few screenwriting efforts and the cinematic adaptation of his novels proved stylistically and thematically influential on the American [[film noir]] genre. Notable for its revised take on Marlowe is [[Robert Altman]]'s 1973 [[neo-noir]] adaptation of [[The Long Goodbye (film)\|''The Long Goodbye'']].

	==Works==		==Works==
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	Chandler left an unfinished novel when he died. This was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]] and published in 1989 as ''[[Poodle Springs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McLellan \|first=Dennis \|date=1989-10-19 \|title=Philip Marlowe Returns to the Mean 'Springs' \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-19-vw-447-story.html \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>		Chandler left an unfinished novel when he died. This was completed by [[Robert B. Parker]] and published in 1989 as ''[[Poodle Springs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=McLellan \|first=Dennis \|date=1989-10-19 \|title=Philip Marlowe Returns to the Mean 'Springs' \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-19-vw-447-story.html \|access-date=2024-03-04 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	* [[The Big Sleep\|''~~The Big Sleep'']]~~ (1939)		* ''[[The Big Sleep]]'' (1939)
	* [[Farewell, My Lovely\|''~~Farewell, My Lovely'']]~~ (1940)		* ''[[Farewell, My Lovely]]'' (1940)
	* [[The High Window\|''~~The High Window'']]~~ (1942)		* ''[[The High Window]]'' (1942)
	* [[The Lady in the Lake\|''~~The Lady in the Lake'']]~~ (1943)		* ''[[The Lady in the Lake]]'' (1943)
	* [[The Little Sister\|''~~The Little Sister'']]~~ (1949)		* ''[[The Little Sister]]'' (1949)
	* [[The Long Goodbye (novel)\|''The Long Goodbye'']] (1953)		* [[The Long Goodbye (novel)\|''The Long Goodbye'']] (1953)
	* [[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] (1958)		* [[Playback (novel)\|''Playback'']] (1958)