Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

1888–1959·Deceased·Active 1942–2023

An American novelist, writer of crime fiction featuring the private detective Philip Marlowe, Raymond (Thornton) Chandler was born in Chicago of an American father and an Anglo-Irish mother. He moved to England when his parents divorced. He attended Dulwich College and studied languages in France and Germany before returning to England in 1907 and...

Career stats
28Films
530Posters
81Years active
1944Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

29 posters
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity · 1944
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep · 1946
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train · 1951
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia · 1946
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye · 1973
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet · 1945
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely · 1975
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep · 1978
Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake · 1947
The Brasher Doubloon
The Brasher Doubloon · 1947
The Unseen
The Unseen · 1945
And Now Tomorrow
And Now Tomorrow · 1944

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Billy Wilder(1906-2002)
Billy Wilder(1906-2002)
Writing Credits · 4 films together
George Magrill(1900-1952)
George Magrill(1900-1952)
Actor · 4 films together
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Actor · 4 films together
Johnny Mercer(1909-1976)
Johnny Mercer(1909-1976)
Actor · 4 films together
Wally Westmore
Actor · 4 films together
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Actor · 3 films together
Angela Lansbury(1925-2022)
Angela Lansbury(1925-2022)
Actor · 3 films together
Anthony Caruso(1916-2003)
Anthony Caruso(1916-2003)
Actor · 3 films together