Ah-ah! So that was the sort of authenticity Elliot Gould was aiming for in his
portrayal of Marlowe. Explains a lot. Thanks!
Patrick
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From: Jack Bludis <buildsnburns@yahoo.com>
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 20 September, 2010 21:40:20
Subject: RARA-AVIS: A note on Phillip Marlowe's mental state
If any person in real life were beaten up and knocked out as many times as
Phillip Marlowe, it would not be long before he had the sensibilities, and
intelligence of a Moose Malloy -- or worse.
Jack Bludis
"Shadow of the Dahlia," a Shamus nominee at Amazon.com
Kindle now, Soon in a new trade-paper edition.
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