Shaimaa Saied |
An American-British novelist and screenwriter, born in Chicago. He moved to England with his mother when he was 7 years old. After graduating from Dulwich College, he worked as a clerk in the British Foreign Office. In 1912, he returned to the United States and settled in Los Angeles. He's known for his often harsh detective fiction writings centered around Los Angeles detective Philip Marlowe. His credits include The Big Sleep (1946), Double Indemnity (1944), and The Blue Dahlia (1946). He died on 26 March 1959.
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