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Tag Archives: LA Times
Rediscovered: A “Lost” Spade-Marlowe Connection
Got a note a couple of days ago asking me if I’d seen the bit “Finding Marlowe” in the LA Times. Guy named Erik Cummins spun it my way, with the preface: I met you some years ago (about 10-12 … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News, Tour
Tagged Erik Cummins, John's Grill, LA Times, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler, Red Harvest, Sam Spade, The Midget Bandit, Warren Harris
Hammett: And (More) Chandler
Yesterday was the 78th anniversary of the one time we know of that Hammett met Chandler, commemorated by the LA Times — and with a few tidbits added in by me for the Mean Streets crowd. Now Terry Zobeck pops in … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged "The SImple Art of Murder", Atlantic Monthly, LA Times, Mary Jane Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Terry Zobeck
Rediscovered: When Hammett Met Chandler
Vince Emery just popped me a link to an LA Times article covering the one time Hammett and Chandler met at the dinner for Black Mask writers — nicely documented by the famous photo — 78 years ago today. Hop … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Lit, News
Tagged "The SImple Art of Murder", Black Mask, Bogie, Jo Hammett, LA Times, Raymond Chandler, Ricardo Cortez, Vince Emery
