Raymond ChandlerAwards

Born:
July 23, 1888 in Chicago, IL
Occupation:
Screenwriter, Book Author
Birth name:
Raymond Thornton Chandler
Biography:
Though he died in 1959, Raymond Chandler remains revered and imitated by aspiring authors as one of the fathers of the modern crime story. It was he who fully developed the notion of the "hard boiled" anti-hero detective of classic film noir as personified by his best-known character Phillip...Read More

  • Double Indemnity

    Best Screenplay

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1944

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