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1888 – 1959Raymond Chandler (1888-1959)Died 26 March 1959, aged 70Chandler was a novelist whose hardboiled detective fiction, featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe, shaped the crime genre in American literature. Novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye were adapted into influential films. His terse, atmospheric prose style influenced generations of writers.