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  1. Philip Marlowe ( / ˈmɑːrloʊ /) 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.

  2. Feb 17, 2023 · From Humphrey Bogart to Liam Neeson, many actors have brought Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe to the silver screen.

  3. 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.

  4. Jan 21, 2024 · Philip Marlowe is a classic film noir character who has been in nearly a dozen films, from Marlowe to The Big Sleep: how do they all rank?

  5. Philip Marlowe, fictional character, the protagonist of seven novels by Raymond Chandler. Marlowe is a hard-boiled private detective working in the seamy underworld of Los Angeles from the 1930s through the 1950s.

  6. Philip Marlowe, Private Eye: With Powers Boothe, Billy Kearns, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Ken Pogue. Private detective Philip Marlowe solves many crimes in Los Angeles during the 1930s.

  7. Philip Marlowe is a fictional private detective created by Raymond Chandler. The earliest appearance of Marlowe was in the short story Finger Man and the first novel to chronicle his adventures was The Big Sleep.

  8. Feb 18, 2024 · Philip Marlowe: Private Eye starred Powers Boothe as the titular character and was the first television series created by HBO.

  9. Philip Marlowe is one of those rare characters in crime fiction which has inspired generation after generation of fine mystery writers. Created by Raymond Chandler, Marlowe first appeared under that name in The Big Sleep, published in 1939.

  10. May 5, 2008 · Hard-boiled is the phrase most often used to describe Raymond Chandler's quintessential private eye, Philip Marlowe. The truth is: It isn't Marlowe who is hard-boiled, it's the world he lives in.

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