A dead man is the best fall guy in the world. He never talk… - Raymond Chandler

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A dead man is the best fall guy in the world. He never talks back.

Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye · August 12, 1988 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Raymond Thornton Chandler (23 July 1888 – 26 March 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter who specialized in the crime fiction genre.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Photographer uncredited. Published by Alfred A. Knopf. (Public domain / CC0)

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Birth Name: Raymond Thornton Chandler

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