. . . writing everything from westerns to sword and planet to hard-boiled detective stories like the noir classic The Big Sleep, which she co-wrote with William Faulkner . . .
Could be clearer. Brackett and Faulkner wrote the screenplay to The Big Sleep, but the "story" (the novel) was by none other than the great Raymond Chandler!
- A hard-boiled fiction fan
Originally titled "The Little Sister," wasn't it?
Originally titled "The Little Sister," wasn't it?
Or not. From a quick Google, I see I had a false fact stuck in my head.
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. . . writing everything from westerns to sword and planet to hard-boiled detective stories like the noir classic The Big Sleep, which she co-wrote with William Faulkner . . .Could be clearer. Brackett and Faulkner wrote the screenplay to The Big Sleep, but the "story" (the novel) was by none other than the great Raymond Chandler!
- A hard-boiled fiction fan
Excellent point—I've edited the blog.