Raymond Chandler date of birth:
July 23, 1888
How old was Raymond Chandler when died?
70
Where was Raymond Chandler born?
Chicago, Illinois, United States
When did Raymond Chandler die?
March 26, 1959
What is Raymond Chandler nationality?
American
What is Raymond Chandler's occupation?
Novelist
What genre is Raymond Chandler's work?
Crime fiction, suspense, hardboiled
Short Biography
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at age forty-four, Chandler decided to become 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, 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 have been made into motion pictures, some several times. In the year before he died, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. He died on March 26, 1959, in La Jolla, California.