On This Day In History Crime Novelist Raymond Chandler Was Born

As History.com notes, on this day in 1888 the late, great crime novelist Raymond Chandler was born.

You can read about his life and work via the below link:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/raymond-chandler-is-born?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2017-0723-07232017&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=215983644&kx_EmailCampaignID=13848&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2017-0723-07232017&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa

You can also read my Crime Beat column on Raymond Chandler and his influence on crime novels and crime films via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2009/11/on-raymond-chandlers-influence-on-crime.html