The Big Sleep introduced Humphrey Bogart as private eye Philip Marlowe, defining the noir genre. Bogart's chemistry with ...

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He is best known for his detective novels and their protagonist, the private detective Philip Marlowe. His writing style, combining psychology, social criticism, and irony, influenced the mystery ...