| 38,906 (42,836) | 886 | 376 | (3.97) | 357 | 0 | Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 23, 1888. Before becoming a professional writer in 1933, he worked as a reporter, an accountant, bookkeeper, and auditor. He wrote several novels featuring private detective Philip Marlowe including The Big Sleep, The High Window, The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, and The Long Goodbye. In addition to novels and short stories, he wrote screenplays. He won two academy awards, for Double Indemnity (1944) and The Blue Dahlia (1946). He died on March 26, 1959. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Big Sleep … (more) |
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Raymond Chandler has 11 past events. (show)  Dinner with Nino Ricci Meet and dine with Nino Ricci, author of Sleep at grano on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. Cocktails at 6:00 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $100 per person (includes full meal with wine, a copy of the book, and all taxes) and much be purchased in advance. Please call us at (416) 361-0032 to purchase tickets, or send an e-mail to ben@benmcnallybooks.com. (Jenni_Canuck)Event location: grano, 2035 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
 Exquisitely Personal: Poetry & Memoir with Nick Flynn, Sarah Manguso & Megan O’Rourke
 MysteryPeople Film Series: THE LONG GOODBYE Wednesday, July 23 at 6PM Join us on BookPeople's third floor for the MysteryPeople Double Feature Film Series! All screenings are FREE & open to the public! Tonight we're watching The Long Goodbye Robert Altman gives a very '70s take on the quintessential private eye, Phillip Marlowe. Like Chandler's novels, the film gives us a vivid look at Los Angeles in it's time. Check Our the Full Summer Screening Schedule! All screenings begin at 6PM. 6/25 - Double Indemnity 7/9 - Purple Moon (Based on Talented Mr. Ripley) 7/23- The Long Goodbye 8/6- Devil In A Blue Dress 8/20 - Winter's Bone
Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
07-23 R'lyeh, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 07am
03-26 R'lyeh, Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 7pm
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 Meeting of Minds XVIII (Together Again for the First Time) Meeting of Minds XVIII: Together Again for the First Time Moderator: August P. Aleksy Character Performer Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) John Cline Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) Brendan Riley Craig Rice (1908-1957) Carol Hauswald
Location: Street: 7419 Madison St. City: Forest Park, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60130-1502 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
Mystery Book Group Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. This classic 1939 noir mystery has been made into a film at least twice, translated into many languages, and is still popular with readers today. We’ll talk about why. (sunnyvalelibrary)
Just Desserts Mystery Fiction Discussion Group Ian Rankin, A Question of Blood. Monthly mystery fiction discussion group that meets over desserts. This month's novel for discussion by the members is the Ian Rankin "Rebus" novel, A Question of Blood. Participants are encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with everyone -- juice/coffee will be provided (BookGuide)
Just Desserts Mystery Fiction Discussion Group Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep. Monthly mystery fiction discussion group that meets over desserts. This month's novel for discussion by the members is Raymond Chandler's classic "noir" mystery, The Big Sleep. Participants are encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with everyone -- juice/coffee will be provided (BookGuide)
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