Near the bottom of a list of things crime fiction writer Raymond Chandler hated was that ubiquitous Los Angeles demographic: “actors.” The list, simply titled “THINGS I HATE,” was one of ...

San Diego County, known for its stunning coastline, scenic views, and rich cultural history, has long served as an ...

Raymond Chandler’s America: “Chandler’s view of American culture . . . is developed most plainly and relentlessly in The Long Goodbye, a novel unsparing of the idle, self-indulgent and ...

Raymond Chandler was an author and a screenwriter. He is best known for his detective novels and their protagonist, the private detective Philip Marlowe. His writing style, combining psychology ...

Phoenix police arrested 25-year-old Raymond French on Friday in connection with the May 2024 shooting death of 37-year-old ...

Although readers usually associate Raymond Chandler with the mean streets of Los Angeles, the Chicago-born writer did, in fact, spend much of his early life in England. He attended Dulwich College ...

Adaptation of Raymond Chandler's "Farewell, My Lovely" puts hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe in the middle of a case involving blackmail and murder when he's hired by a hulking psychotic to ...

The American composer, Irving Berlin, consulting his doctor about his insomnia, was advised to count his blessings as he lay awake. As a result, he wrote a ballad, sung to Rosemary Clooney by Bing ...

Fans and collectors sought to connect with the hard-boiled detective writer’s vision of Los Angeles in a recent auction of his personal items, including never-before-published writings.