Raymond Chandler was born on July 23 in 1888.
Raymond Chandler is best known for the character of Philip Marlowe. This tough but extremely ethical “private eye,” was the main character throughout most of his works.
Although born in America, Raymond Chandler spent most of his early life in England. After studying in London, he travelled to France and Germany for further study. Having returned to the United States in his twenties,when World War I broke out he went back to Europe, serving in the Canadian Army, then the Royal Air Force.
During the Depression, he lost his job as an oil company executive and instead decided to write detective fiction. He was already in his mid-foties when he decided to become a full-time writer, producing many highly acclaimed short stories, novels and screenplays.
