Birth Name: Raymond Chandler
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Chicago
Date Of Birth: July 23, 1888
Date Of Death: March 26, 1959
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Raymond Chandler was born on the 23rd of July, 1888. He was famous for being a Novelist. Hardboiled crime novelist who created the private eye character Phillip Marlowe, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for Double Indemnity. Some of his most important literary works are Farewell, My Lovely (1940), The Little Sister (1949), and The Long Goodbye (1953).
Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago. He traveled to Europe in his early twenties and worked for a time in the British civil service. He gave up this line of work to become a reporter for the Daily Express and the Bristol Gazette. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his screenplay for the 1946 film, The Blue Dahlia.
Raymond Chandler was a Leo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Raymond Chandler was born in 1880s.
Raymond Chandler is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Raymond Chandler was born in the Year of the Rat.
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| REAL NAME: | Raymond Chandler |
| NICKNAME: | Raymond |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Raymond Chandler was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Raymond Chandler was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Raymond Chandler had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Raymond Chandler’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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