Raymond Chandler

Novelist Serves Cold Leftovers of Chandler’s Marital Mystery

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) with his wife, Cissy, in a photo taken by customs officials in New York in 1952.
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Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) with his wife, Cissy, in a photo taken by customs officials in New York in 1952.

Casting about for something new to say about Raymond Chandler, novelist Judith Freeman hit upon the idea of writing about Chandler’s three-decade marriage to his much older wife, Cissy.  read more »

Shoplift Lit: You Are What You Steal

So I'm in this car with Dennis Hopper and Sean Penn, two generations of Hollywood Bad Boys.  read more »