Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler
Chandler c. 1943
Kaam	Novelist screenwriter
Nationality	American (1888–1907, 1956–1959) British (1907–1959)
Education	Dulwich College
Writing period	1933–1959
Genres	Crime fiction, suspense, hardboiled
Spouse(s)	Cissy Pascal (m. 1924; d. 1954)

Raymond Thornton Chandler (23 July 1888 – 26 March 1959) ek American-British novelist aur screenwriter rahaa. 1932 me, forty-four saal ke umar me, Chandler ek detective fiction banis, aapan kaam ek oil company executive se, Great Depression me. Uske pahila chhotaa khissa, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", ke 1933 me publish karaa gais rahaa Black Mask, ek pulp magazine me. Uske pahila novel, The Big Sleep, 1939 me publish bhais rahaa. Uske chhotaa khissa ke alaawa, Chandler saat novels ke aapan jindagi me publish karis rahaa (aathwa, jiske uu likhat rahaa uske maut ke time, ke Robert B. Parker khalaas karis rahaa). Playback ke chhorr ke aur sab ke motion pictures banaawa gais hae, koi-koi ek time se jaada.