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American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959)

Also known as: Raymond Thornton Chandler, Рэймонд Чандлер, رايموند تشاندلر, 레이먼드 챈들러, レイモンド・チャンドラー, 雷蒙·錢德勒

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