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Philip Marlowe (/ ˈ m ɑːr l oʊ / MAR-loh) is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler who was characteristic of the hardboiled crime fiction genre. The genre originated in the 1920s, notably in Black Mask magazine, in which Dashiell Hammett's The Continental Op and Sam Spade first appeared.
Beast then assumes the identities of famous heroes of detective fiction (such as Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe) and has to stop her before the mundy authorities can catch her. Bigby Wolf has threatened Beast to deal with the matter permanently - even if it means killing Beast as well.
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is an American mystery series that aired on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983, through June 3, 1986, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. . The series features Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's title character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.
The Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski was inspired by the character Philip Marlowe and the style and plot elements of Chandler's novels such as The Big Sleep. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The Big Sleep , a stage adaptation by Alvin Rakoff and John D. Rakoff, premièred in October 2011 at The Mill at Sonning , Berkshire, UK.
Based on John Banville’s novel “The Black-Eyed Blonde,” the neo-noir crime thriller follows Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson), who is hired to find heiress Clare ...
Articles relating to the fictional private detective Philip Marlowe, created by Raymond Chandler, and his depictions. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Few writers had more influence on crime fiction than Raymond Chandler. His seven novels about Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe were published in the mid-20th century and have shaped ...
But unlike Chandler’s Marlowe, who for many defined the hard-boiled mystery genre in classics including 1939’s “The Big Sleep” and 1953’s “The Long Goodbye,” Ide’s Marlowe was to ...