Jan. 1, 1945: The Making of ‘The Blue Dahlia’

Posted on January 3, 2019 by lmharnisch

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Jan. 1, 1945: Raymond Chandler writes to Charles Morton, mentioning his original idea for a film. “The Blue Dahlia” would become Chandler’s first original screenplay.

To be continued.

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2 Responses to Jan. 1, 1945: The Making of ‘The Blue Dahlia’

  1. thestarlightstudiosbcglobal.net says:
    January 3, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    Thanks for posting this. What book is this from? Or did I miss that?

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    • lmharnisch says:
      January 3, 2019 at 4:35 pm

      There’s a link to: The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Nonfiction, 1909-1959

      The letter is also quoted in “Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler,” edited by Frank MacShane; “Raymond Chandler Speaking”; and MacShane “Life of Raymond Chandler.”

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