Philip Marlowe
/ˌfɪlɪp ˈmɑːləʊ/
/ˌfɪlɪp ˈmɑːrləʊ/
- a character created by the writer Raymond Chandler. He is a tough but honest private detective and appears in seven Chandler novels, including The Big Sleep (1939).
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