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Raymond Chandler, in full Raymond Thornton Chandler, (born July 23, 1888, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died March 26, 1959, La Jolla, California), American author of detective fiction, the creator of the private detective Philip Marlowe, whom he characterized as a poor but honest upholder of ideals in an opportunistic and sometimes brutal society in Los Angeles. From 1896 to 1912 Chandler lived in England with his mother, a British subject of Irish birth. Although he was an American citizen and a…

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Author. He gained international recognition as an American novelist and screenwriter. He is considered by many to be a founder, along with Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain, of the hard-boiled school of detective fiction of the 20th century. The character in his novels, Philip Marlowe, is considered by some to be...

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Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III talks with U.S. soldiers and their families about issues concerning today's Army at the Grafenwoehr Fitness Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, March 6, 2012.

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Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler. I knew him when he was a sergeant first class. He and I both worked in the 3rd ACR, Regimental S3-Training Shop. I was a training officer and he was the Regimental Tank Master Gunner.

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Raymond Chandler died 50 years ago this week. On March 26, 1959, at 3:50 in the afternoon, he took his last breath in the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, having drunk himself to death, though the official cause of his demise was listed as pneumonia. He was 71 years old,...

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Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III answers questions about the Army Career and Alumni Program transition process with Staff Sgt. Danny E. McCormick at U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Jan. 17, 2012. Video by Joseph V. Brogan, U.S. Army Human Resources Command Visual Information. Also available in high definition

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