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Значение имени «Чейз»
преследующий, охотник, охота
Значение букв в имени «Чейз»
Ч — верность
Е — жизнестойкость, болтливость, проницательность
Й — непредсказуемость, импульсивность, порывистость
З — сомнительность, интуиция
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Gender | male or female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old French |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French word Chacier meaning «to catch / seize» |
| Meaning | Hunter or Huntsman |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Chasey, Chaser |
| Derived | Chasseur |
| [1][2] |
Chase is a given name in the English language, especially popular in the United States. The given name is a transferred use of the surname.
People with the given name[edit]
A[edit]
- Chase Allen (born 1993), American football player
- Chase Allen (tight end) (born 1997), American football player
- Chase Anderson (born 1987), American baseball player
- Chase Austin (born 1989), American racing driver
B[edit]
- Chase Baird (born 1988), American musician
- Chase Baker (born 1988), American football player
- Chase Balisy (born 1992), American ice hockey player
- Chase Beeler (born 1986), American football player
- Chase Blackburn (born 1983), American football player
- Chase Boone (born 1995), American soccer player
- Chase Brice (born 1998), American football player
- Chase Briscoe (born 1994), American racing driver
- Chase Bromstedt (born 1998), American soccer player
- Chase Brooks, American soccer coach
- Chase Brown (born 2000), Canadian American football player
- Chase Bryant (born 1992), American singer-songwriter
- Chase Buchanan (born 1991), American tennis player
- Chase Budinger (born 1988), American volleyball player
- Chase Buford (born 1988), American basketball coach
- Chase Bullock (born 1986), American football player
C[edit]
- Chase Cabre (born 1997), American stock car racing driver
- Chase Carey (born 1953), Irish-American businessman
- Chase Carter (born 1997), Bahamian fashion model
- Chase Cartwright (born 1992), American football coach
- Chase A. Clark (1883–1966), American judge
- Chase Claypool (born 1998), Canadian-born American football player
- Chase Clement (born 1986), American football player
- Chase Clement (tight end) (born 1989), American football player
- Chase Clements (1901–1971), American football player
- Chase Coffman (born 1986), American football player
- Chase Coleman III (born 1975), American hedge fund manager
- Chace Crawford (born 1985), American actor
- Chase Crawford (born 1996), American actor
D[edit]
- Chase Daniel (born 1986), American football player
- Chase d’Arnaud (born 1987), American baseball player
- Chase De Jong (born 1993), American baseball player
- Chase DeLauter (born 2001), American baseball player
- Chase De Leo (born 1995), American ice hockey player
- Chase Dollander (born 2001), American baseball player
- Chase N Dough (born 1991), American record producer
E[edit]
- Chase Ealey (born 1994), American track and field athlete
- Chase Edmonds (born 1996), American football player
- Chase Elliott (born 1995), American racing driver
- Chase Ellison (born 1993), American actor
F[edit]
- Chase Farris (born 1993), American football player
- Chase Fieler (born 1992), American basketball player
- Chase Finlay (born 1990), American ballet dancer
- Chase Ford (born 1990), American football player
G[edit]
- Chase Garbers (born 1999), American football player
- Chase Gasper (born 1996), American soccer player
- Chase Griffin (born 2000), American football player
H[edit]
- Chase Hanna (born 1994), American golfer
- Chase Hansen (born 1993), American football player
- Chase Harrison (born 1984), American soccer player
- Chase Headley (born 1984), American baseball player
- Chase Hilgenbrinck (born 1982), American soccer player
- Chase Holbrook (born 1985), American football coach
- Chase Holfelder, American singer-songwriter
- Chase Hooper (born 1999), American mixed martial artist
I[edit]
- Chase Icon (born 2001), American singer-songwriter
J[edit]
- Chase Janes (born 2001), American racing driver
- Chase Jarvis (born 1971), American photographer
- Chase Jeter (born 1997), American basketball player
- Chase Johnsey, American ballet dancer
- Chase Josey (born 1995), American snowboarder
- Chase Joynt, Canadian filmmaker
K[edit]
- Chase Kalisz (born 1994), American swimmer
- Chase Wilmot Kennedy (1859–1936), American army officer
- Chase Koch (born 1977), American businessman
- Chase Koepka (born 1994), American golfer
L[edit]
- Chase Lambin (born 1979), American baseball player
- Chase Langford (born 1960), American painter
- Chase Litton (born 1995), American football player
- Chase Lucas (born 1997), American football player
- Chase Lyman (born 1982), American football player
- Chase Lyons (1866–??), American baseball player
M[edit]
- Chase Masterson (born 1963), American actress and singer
- Chase Mattioli (born 1989), American stock car racing driver
- Chase McBride (born 1988), American songwriter
- Chase McEachern (1994–2006), Canadian hockey player
- Chase McLaughlin (born 1996), American football player
- Chase Miller (born 1987), American racing driver
- Chase Minnaar (born 1986), South African rugby union footballer
- Chase Minnifield (born 1989), American football player
- Chase Minter (born 1992), American soccer player
- Chase Mishkin (1937–2022), American theatrical producer
- Chase Montgomery (born 1983), American stock car racing driver
- Chase Morison (born 1992), South African rugby union footballer
N[edit]
- Chase Niece (born 1998), American soccer player
- Chase Nielsen (1917–2007), American air force officer
O[edit]
- Chase Oliver (born 1984/1985), American politician
- Chase Onorati (born 1999), Zimbabwean swimmer
- Chase Ortiz (born 1985), American football player
- Chase Osborn (1860–1949), American politician
- Chase Owens (born 1990), American professional wrestler
P[edit]
- Chase Page (born 1983), American football player
- Chase Parker (golfer) (born 1991), American golfer
- Chase N. Peterson (1929–2014), American physician
- Chase Petty (born 2003), American baseball player
- Chase Pistone (born 1983), American racing driver
- Chase Pittman (born 1983), American football player
- Chase Polacek (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Chase Price (1731–1777), British politician
- Chase Purdy (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
R[edit]
- Chase Rettig (born 1991), American football player
- Chase Reynolds (born 1987), American football player
- Chase Rice (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
- Chase Riddle (1925–2011), American baseball player
- Chase F. Robinson (born 1963), American historian
- Chase Roullier (born 1993), American football player
S[edit]
- Chase Sanborn (born 1956), Canadian trumpeter
- Chase Seiffert (born 1991), American golfer
- Chase Sherman (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
- Chase Shugart (born 1996), American baseball player
- Chase Silseth (born 2000), American baseball player
- Chase Simon (born 1989), American basketball player
- Chase Stanley (born 1989), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Chase Stevens (born 1979), American professional wrestler
- Chase Stillman (born 2003), American ice hockey player
- Chase Stokes, American actor
- Chase Strangio (born 1982), American lawyer
- Chase Strumpf (born 1998), American baseball player
T[edit]
- Chase Tan (born 1991), Singaporean actor
- Chase Tang (born 1988), Taiwanese-Canadian actor
- Chase Tapley (born 1991), American basketball player
- Chase Tatum (1973–2008), American professional wrestler
- Chase Tenpenny (born 1991), American football player
- Chase Thomas (born 1989), American football player
- Chase Twichell (born 1950), American poet
U[edit]
- Chase Untermeyer (born 1946), American diplomat
- Chase Utley (born 1978), American baseball player
V[edit]
- Chase Vaughn (born 1988), American football player
- Chase Vosvick (born 1998), American soccer player
W[edit]
- Chase Walker (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
- Chase R. Whitcher (1876–1940), American architect
- Chase Whiteside (born 1988), American filmmaker
- Chase Whitley (born 1989), American baseball player
- Chase Wileman (born 1986), American soccer coach
- Chase Williamson (born 1988), American actor
- Chase Winovich (born 1995), American football player
- Chase Sui Wonders (born 1996), Chinese-American actress
- Chase G. Woodhouse (1890–1984), American activist
- Chase Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
Y[edit]
- Chase Young (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters[edit]
[Robert Chase] a character in tv series House md.Played by Jesse Spencer.
- Chase Stein, a character in the comic book series Marvel Comics
See also[edit]
- Chase (surname), a page for people surnamed «Chase»
- Chase (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for «Chase»
References[edit]
- ^ Genealogy of Chase[permanent dead link]
- ^ «Chase Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms». houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Gender | male or female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old French |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French word Chacier meaning «to catch / seize» |
| Meaning | Hunter or Huntsman |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Chasey, Chaser |
| Derived | Chasseur |
| [1][2] |
Chase is a given name in the English language, especially popular in the United States. The given name is a transferred use of the surname.
People with the given name[edit]
A[edit]
- Chase Allen (born 1993), American football player
- Chase Allen (tight end) (born 1997), American football player
- Chase Anderson (born 1987), American baseball player
- Chase Austin (born 1989), American racing driver
B[edit]
- Chase Baird (born 1988), American musician
- Chase Baker (born 1988), American football player
- Chase Balisy (born 1992), American ice hockey player
- Chase Beeler (born 1986), American football player
- Chase Blackburn (born 1983), American football player
- Chase Boone (born 1995), American soccer player
- Chase Brice (born 1998), American football player
- Chase Briscoe (born 1994), American racing driver
- Chase Bromstedt (born 1998), American soccer player
- Chase Brooks, American soccer coach
- Chase Brown (born 2000), Canadian American football player
- Chase Bryant (born 1992), American singer-songwriter
- Chase Buchanan (born 1991), American tennis player
- Chase Budinger (born 1988), American volleyball player
- Chase Buford (born 1988), American basketball coach
- Chase Bullock (born 1986), American football player
C[edit]
- Chase Cabre (born 1997), American stock car racing driver
- Chase Carey (born 1953), Irish-American businessman
- Chase Carter (born 1997), Bahamian fashion model
- Chase Cartwright (born 1992), American football coach
- Chase A. Clark (1883–1966), American judge
- Chase Claypool (born 1998), Canadian-born American football player
- Chase Clement (born 1986), American football player
- Chase Clement (tight end) (born 1989), American football player
- Chase Clements (1901–1971), American football player
- Chase Coffman (born 1986), American football player
- Chase Coleman III (born 1975), American hedge fund manager
- Chace Crawford (born 1985), American actor
- Chase Crawford (born 1996), American actor
D[edit]
- Chase Daniel (born 1986), American football player
- Chase d’Arnaud (born 1987), American baseball player
- Chase De Jong (born 1993), American baseball player
- Chase DeLauter (born 2001), American baseball player
- Chase De Leo (born 1995), American ice hockey player
- Chase Dollander (born 2001), American baseball player
- Chase N Dough (born 1991), American record producer
E[edit]
- Chase Ealey (born 1994), American track and field athlete
- Chase Edmonds (born 1996), American football player
- Chase Elliott (born 1995), American racing driver
- Chase Ellison (born 1993), American actor
F[edit]
- Chase Farris (born 1993), American football player
- Chase Fieler (born 1992), American basketball player
- Chase Finlay (born 1990), American ballet dancer
- Chase Ford (born 1990), American football player
G[edit]
- Chase Garbers (born 1999), American football player
- Chase Gasper (born 1996), American soccer player
- Chase Griffin (born 2000), American football player
H[edit]
- Chase Hanna (born 1994), American golfer
- Chase Hansen (born 1993), American football player
- Chase Harrison (born 1984), American soccer player
- Chase Headley (born 1984), American baseball player
- Chase Hilgenbrinck (born 1982), American soccer player
- Chase Holbrook (born 1985), American football coach
- Chase Holfelder, American singer-songwriter
- Chase Hooper (born 1999), American mixed martial artist
I[edit]
- Chase Icon (born 2001), American singer-songwriter
J[edit]
- Chase Janes (born 2001), American racing driver
- Chase Jarvis (born 1971), American photographer
- Chase Jeter (born 1997), American basketball player
- Chase Johnsey, American ballet dancer
- Chase Josey (born 1995), American snowboarder
- Chase Joynt, Canadian filmmaker
K[edit]
- Chase Kalisz (born 1994), American swimmer
- Chase Wilmot Kennedy (1859–1936), American army officer
- Chase Koch (born 1977), American businessman
- Chase Koepka (born 1994), American golfer
L[edit]
- Chase Lambin (born 1979), American baseball player
- Chase Langford (born 1960), American painter
- Chase Litton (born 1995), American football player
- Chase Lucas (born 1997), American football player
- Chase Lyman (born 1982), American football player
- Chase Lyons (1866–??), American baseball player
M[edit]
- Chase Masterson (born 1963), American actress and singer
- Chase Mattioli (born 1989), American stock car racing driver
- Chase McBride (born 1988), American songwriter
- Chase McEachern (1994–2006), Canadian hockey player
- Chase McLaughlin (born 1996), American football player
- Chase Miller (born 1987), American racing driver
- Chase Minnaar (born 1986), South African rugby union footballer
- Chase Minnifield (born 1989), American football player
- Chase Minter (born 1992), American soccer player
- Chase Mishkin (1937–2022), American theatrical producer
- Chase Montgomery (born 1983), American stock car racing driver
- Chase Morison (born 1992), South African rugby union footballer
N[edit]
- Chase Niece (born 1998), American soccer player
- Chase Nielsen (1917–2007), American air force officer
O[edit]
- Chase Oliver (born 1984/1985), American politician
- Chase Onorati (born 1999), Zimbabwean swimmer
- Chase Ortiz (born 1985), American football player
- Chase Osborn (1860–1949), American politician
- Chase Owens (born 1990), American professional wrestler
P[edit]
- Chase Page (born 1983), American football player
- Chase Parker (golfer) (born 1991), American golfer
- Chase N. Peterson (1929–2014), American physician
- Chase Petty (born 2003), American baseball player
- Chase Pistone (born 1983), American racing driver
- Chase Pittman (born 1983), American football player
- Chase Polacek (born 1989), American ice hockey player
- Chase Price (1731–1777), British politician
- Chase Purdy (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
R[edit]
- Chase Rettig (born 1991), American football player
- Chase Reynolds (born 1987), American football player
- Chase Rice (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
- Chase Riddle (1925–2011), American baseball player
- Chase F. Robinson (born 1963), American historian
- Chase Roullier (born 1993), American football player
S[edit]
- Chase Sanborn (born 1956), Canadian trumpeter
- Chase Seiffert (born 1991), American golfer
- Chase Sherman (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
- Chase Shugart (born 1996), American baseball player
- Chase Silseth (born 2000), American baseball player
- Chase Simon (born 1989), American basketball player
- Chase Stanley (born 1989), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Chase Stevens (born 1979), American professional wrestler
- Chase Stillman (born 2003), American ice hockey player
- Chase Stokes, American actor
- Chase Strangio (born 1982), American lawyer
- Chase Strumpf (born 1998), American baseball player
T[edit]
- Chase Tan (born 1991), Singaporean actor
- Chase Tang (born 1988), Taiwanese-Canadian actor
- Chase Tapley (born 1991), American basketball player
- Chase Tatum (1973–2008), American professional wrestler
- Chase Tenpenny (born 1991), American football player
- Chase Thomas (born 1989), American football player
- Chase Twichell (born 1950), American poet
U[edit]
- Chase Untermeyer (born 1946), American diplomat
- Chase Utley (born 1978), American baseball player
V[edit]
- Chase Vaughn (born 1988), American football player
- Chase Vosvick (born 1998), American soccer player
W[edit]
- Chase Walker (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
- Chase R. Whitcher (1876–1940), American architect
- Chase Whiteside (born 1988), American filmmaker
- Chase Whitley (born 1989), American baseball player
- Chase Wileman (born 1986), American soccer coach
- Chase Williamson (born 1988), American actor
- Chase Winovich (born 1995), American football player
- Chase Sui Wonders (born 1996), Chinese-American actress
- Chase G. Woodhouse (1890–1984), American activist
- Chase Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
Y[edit]
- Chase Young (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters[edit]
[Robert Chase] a character in tv series House md.Played by Jesse Spencer.
- Chase Stein, a character in the comic book series Marvel Comics
See also[edit]
- Chase (surname), a page for people surnamed «Chase»
- Chase (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for «Chase»
References[edit]
- ^ Genealogy of Chase[permanent dead link]
- ^ «Chase Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms». houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Gender | male or female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old French |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old French word Chacier meaning «to catch / seize» |
| Meaning | Hunter or Huntsman |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Chasey, Chaser |
| Derived | Chasseur |
| [1][2] |
Chase is a surname in the English language, especially popular in the United States
Notable people with the surname «Chase» include[edit]
A[edit]
- Adam Chase (writer), American writer
- Adelaide Cole Chase (1868–1944), American painter
- Adele Stimmel Chase (1917–2000), American artist
- Alison Becker Chase (born 1946), American dance instructor
- Allan Chase (born 1956), American musician
- Amanda Chase (born 1969), American politician
- Amos Chase (1718–1818), American archdeacon
- Andy Chase, American musician
- Annazette Chase (born 1943), American actress
- Anrie Chase (born 2004), Japanese footballer
- Anthony Chase, American professor
- Archibald Alderman Chase (1884–1917), English military officer
- Arlen F. Chase (born 1953), American archaeologist
- Arthur Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Athol Kennedy Chase (1936–2020), Australian anthropologist
- Augustus Sabin Chase (1828–1896), American industrialist
B[edit]
- Bailey Chase (born 1972), American actor
- Barrie Chase, American actress
- Beatrice Chase (1874–1955), British writer
- Ben Chase (1923–1998), American football player
- Bill Chase (1934–1974), American trumpet player
- Bob Chase (1926–2016), American sportscaster
- Bobbie Chase, American editor
- Brian Chase (born 1978), American musician
- Brian Chase (basketball) (born 1981), American basketball player
- Bruce Chase (1912–2001), American composer
C[edit]
- Carl T. Chase (1902–1987), American physicist
- Carlton Chase (1794–1870), American bishop
- Cheryl Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chevy Chase (born 1943), American comedian and actor
- Carroll Chase (1878–1960), American philatelist
- Charles Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris Chase (1924–2013), American model
- Claire Chase (born 1978), American musician
- Claudia Chase, American politician
- Clifford Chase, American novelist
- Clifton «Jiggs» Chase (born 1940), American musician
- Colin Chase (1886–1937), American actor
- Colin Robert Chase (1935–1984), American academic
- C. Thurston Chase (1819–1870), American academic administrator
D[edit]
- Dana B. Chase (1848–1897), American photographer
- Daveigh Chase (born 1990), American actress
- David Chase (born 1945), American television writer
- Debbie Chase (born 1966), New Zealand field hockey player
- Debra Martin Chase (born 1956), American television producer
- De Lanson Alson Newton Chase (1875–1953), American politician
- Diane Chase, Canadian musician
- Diane Zaino Chase (born 1953), American anthropologist
- Doris Totten Chase (1923–2008), American painter
- Drummond Percy Chase (1820–1902), English academic administrator
- Duane Chase (born 1950), American software engineer
- Dudley Chase (1771–1846), American politician
E[edit]
- Earl «Flat» Chase (1910–1954), Canadian baseball player
- Edith Chase (1924–2017), American activist
- Edna Woolman Chase (1877–1957), American editor
- Edsel Chase (born 1968), Barbadian sprinter
- Edward Leigh Chase (1884–1965), American painter
- Eleanor Barrow Chase (1918–2002), American social worker
- Emory A. Chase (1854–1921), American judge
- Enoch Chase (1809–1892), American physician
- Eric Chase (1931–1989), Guyanese cricketer
F[edit]
- Fanny DuBois Chase (1828–1902), American social reformer and author
- Flo Chase, Australian singer-songwriter
- Frank Swift Chase (1886–1959), American painter
- Frederic Chase (1853–1925), British academic and bishop
G[edit]
- Gail M. Chase, American accountant
- George Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Gilbert Chase (1906–1992), American historian
H[edit]
- Hal Chase (1883–1947), American baseball player
- Haldon Chase (1923–2006), American archaeologist
- Harrie B. Chase (1889–1969), American lawyer and judge
- Harry Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harold W. Chase (1922–1982), American military officer and educator
- Hayley Chase (born 1991), American actress
- Heather Chase, American politician
- Helen C. Chase, American statistician
- Henry Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hiram Chase (1861–1928), American lawyer
- Homer Chase (1917–1985), American activist
- Horace Chase (1810–1886), American politician
- Howard Chase (born 1954), British academic and chemical engineer
- H. Stephen Chase (1903–1969), American financier
I[edit]
- Ilka Chase (1905–1978), American actress
- Ira Joy Chase (1834–1895), American politician
J[edit]
- Jack Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jackson B. Chase (1890–1974), American politician
- Ja’Marr Chase (born 2000), American football player
- James Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeff Chase (born 1968), American actor
- Jehu V. Chase (1869–1937), American naval officer
- Jessica Chase (born 1978), Canadian swimmer
- Jessie Kalmbach Chase (1879–1970), American painter
- J. Mitchell Chase (1891–1945), American politician
- John Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jonathan Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Cummings Chase (1878–1965), American artist
- J. Richard Chase (1930–2010), American academic administrator
- J. Smeaton Chase (1864–1923), English-American author
- Julie Chase (born 1956), Canadian luger
K[edit]
- Kate Chase (1840–1899), American socialite
- Kathleen Chase, American politician
- Kelly Chase (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ken Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kendall Chase (born 1994), American rower
- Kevin Chase (born 1976), Canadian singer-songwriter
L[edit]
- Leah Chase (1923–2019), American chef
- Levi R. Chase (1917–1994), American pilot
- Lillian Chase (1894–1987), Canadian physician
- Lincoln Chase (1926–1980), American songwriter
- Liz Chase (1950–2018), Zimbabwean field hockey player
- Loretta Chase (born 1949), American writer
- Lorraine Chase (born 1951), English actress
- Louisa Chase (1951–2016), American painter
- Louise L. Chase (1840–1906), American social reformer
- Lucia Chase (1897–1986), American dancer
- Lucien Bonaparte Chase (1817–1864), American politician
M[edit]
- Mabel Augusta Chase (1865–1939), American physicist
- Mack C. Chase (born 1931), American businessman
- Malcolm Chase (1957–2020), American historian
- Maralyn Chase (born 1942), American politician
- Marc Chase (born 1960), American radio executive
- Margaret Chase (1905–1997), American humanitarian
- Margo Chase (1958–2017), American graphic designer
- Marian Emma Chase (1844–1905), British painter
- Mark Wayne Chase (born 1951), British botanist
- Martha Chase (1927–2003), American biologist
- Martha Jenks Chase (1851–1925), American doll maker
- Martin Chase (born 1974), American football player
- Mary Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Melissa Chase, American cryptographer
- Merrill Chase (1905–2004), American immunologist
- Mildred Portney Chase (1921–1991), American pianist
N[edit]
- Nash Chase, New Zealand singer
- Nicholas Frances Chase (born 1966), American composer
- Norton Chase (1861–1922), American politician
O[edit]
- Oscar Chase, American academic
- Owen Chase (1797–1869), American sailor
P[edit]
- Parker Chase (born 2001), American racing driver
- Paul Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Pauline Chase (1885–1962), American actress
- Pearl Chase (1888–1979), American civic leader
- Peter Chase (born 1993), Irish cricketer
- Phyllis Chase (1897–1977), English illustrator
- Pliny Chase (1820–1886), American mathematician
R[edit]
- Ralph Chase (1902–1989), American football player
- Rangi Chase (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Rangi Chase (rugby league, born 1918) (1918–1998), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Ray Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Reuben Chase (1754–1824), American naval officer
- Rhoda Chase (1914–1978), American singer
- Richard Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rick Chase (1957–2002), American disc jockey
- Robert Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robin Chase, American entrepreneur
- Roderick Chase (born 1967), Barbadian cyclist
- Roger Chase (born 1953), British violist
- Roger D. Chase, American politician
- Roland E. Chase (1867–1948), American politician
- Ronald Chase (born 1934), American photographer
- Roston Chase (born 1992), Barbadian cricketer
S[edit]
- Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), American judge
- Samuel Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sara Chase, American actress
- Sarah Chase (1837–??), American activist
- Simeon B. Chase (1828–1909), American politician
- Simon Chase, British-American sound engineer
- Solon Chase (1823–1909), American farmer and politician
- Stephan Chase (1954–2019), British actor
- Stephanie Chase (born 1957), American violinist
- Stephen Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steve Chase, American activist
- Stuart Chase (1888–1985), American economist
- Sylvia Chase (1938–2019), American broadcast journalist
T[edit]
- Tabitha Fringe Chase (born 1977), American activist
- Thomas Chase (??–1449), Irish politician
- Thomas Chase (educator) (1827–1892), American educator
- Thornton Chase (1847–1912), American religious figure
- Tom Chase (born 1965), American pornographic actor
- Truddi Chase (1935–2010), American author
V[edit]
- Vera Chase (born 1970), Czech translator
- Vivian Chase (1902–1935), American criminal
W[edit]
- Warren Chase (1813–1891), American politician
- Wendy Chase, American politician
- W. Howard Chase (1910–2003), American businessman
- Will Chase (born 1970), American actor
- William Chase (disambiguation), multiple people
- Winifred B. Chase (1877–1949), American botanist
Z[edit]
- Zacheus Chase (1837–1900), American politician
- Zanna Chase, Australian oceanographer
Fictional characters[edit]
- Cordelia Chase, a character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Danny Chase, a character in the comic book series DC Comics
- Johnny Chase, a character on the television series Entourage
- Vincent Chase, a character on the television series Entourage
See also[edit]
- Chase (given name)
- Chase (disambiguation)
- General Chase (disambiguation)
- Governor Chase (disambiguation)
- Justice Chase (disambiguation)
- Senator Chase (disambiguation)
References[edit]
- ^ Genealogy of Chase[permanent dead link]
- ^ «Chase Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms». houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
James Hadley Chase |
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|---|---|
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| Born | René Lodge Brabazon Raymond 24 December 1906 London, England |
| Died | 6 February 1985 (aged 78) Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Switzerland |
| Pen name | James L. Docherty Raymond Marshall R. Raymond Ambrose Grant |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Crime fiction, mystery, thriller, detective |
| Literary movement | Golden Age of Detective Fiction |
| Spouse | Sylvia Ray (1932–1985) |
| Children | 1 |
| Signature | |
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James Hadley Chase (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985)[1] was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He was one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe.[2] He was also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and to date 50 of his books have been made into films.[3]
Personal background[edit]
René Lodge Brabazon Raymond (James Hadley Chase) was born on 24 December 1906 in London, England. He was the son of Colonel Francis Raymond of the colonial Indian Army, a veterinary surgeon. His father intended his son to have a scientific career and had him educated at King’s School, Rochester, Kent.
Chase left home at the age of 18. In 1932, Chase married Sylvia Ray, and they had a son. In 1956, they moved to France. In 1969, they moved to Switzerland, living a secluded life in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, on Lake Geneva. Chase died there on 6 February 1985.
Professional background[edit]
Military service[edit]
During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force, achieving the rank of Squadron Leader. He edited the RAF journal with David Langdon and had several stories from it published after the war in the book Slipstream: A Royal Air Force Anthology.[4]
Writing background[edit]
After Chase left home at the age of 18, he worked in sales, primarily focusing on books and literature. He sold children’s encyclopaedias, while also working in a bookshop. He also served as an executive for a book wholesaler, before turning to a writing career that produced more than 90 mystery books. His interests included photography, of a professional standard, reading, and listening to classical music and opera. As a form of relaxation between novels, he put together highly complicated and sophisticated Meccano models.
Prohibition and the ensuing Great Depression in the US (1929–39) had given rise to the Chicago gangster culture prior to World War II. This, combined with Chase’s book trade experience, convinced him that there was a big demand for gangster stories. After reading James M. Cain’s novel The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), and having read about the American gangster Ma Barker and her sons, and with the help of maps and a slang dictionary, he wrote No Orchids for Miss Blandish in his spare time, he claimed over a period of six weekends, though his papers suggest it took longer. The book achieved remarkable notoriety and became one of the best-selling books of the decade. It was the subject of the 1944 essay «Raffles and Miss Blandish» by George Orwell.[5][6] Chase and Robert Nesbitt adapted it to a stage play of the same name which ran in London’s West End to good reviews.[5][7] The 1948 film adaptation was widely denounced as salacious due to the film’s portrayal of violence and sexuality.[8] Robert Aldrich did a remake, The Grissom Gang, in 1971.
During the war, Raymond edited the RAF’s official magazine and from that period comes Chase’s short story «The Mirror in Room 22», in which he tried his hand outside the crime genre. It was set in an old house, occupied by officers of a squadron. The owner of the house had committed suicide in his bedroom, and the last two occupants of the room had been found with a razor in their hands and their throats cut. The Wing Commander tells that when he started to shave before the mirror, he found another face in it. The apparition drew the razor across his throat. The Wing Commander says, «I use a safety razor, otherwise, I might have met with a serious accident – especially if I had been using an old-fashioned cut-throat.» The story was published under the author’s real name, Rene Raymond, in the anthology of RAF writings Slipstream in 1946.
During World War II, Chase became friendly with Merrill Panitt (subsequently editor of TV Guide), who provided him with a dictionary of American slang, detailed maps and reference books of the American underworld. This gave Chase the background for his early books with American settings, a number of which were based on actual events occurring there. Chase never lived in the United States though he did make two brief visits, one to Miami and the other en route to Mexico.
Over the years, Chase developed a distinct, signature style in his writing that was fast-paced, with little explanations or details about the surroundings or weather, unreliable characters.[9] Characters in his novels and short stories would be more coherent and consistent who acted and reacted with unbreakable logic.[10] Punchy sentences, short bursts of dialogue in authentic sounding slang with plenty of action were the characteristics of his writing.[11]
Chase was subject to several court cases during his career. In 1942, his novel Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief (1941), a lurid account of the white slave trade, was banned by the British authorities after the author and publishers Jarrold were found guilty of causing the publication of an obscene book. Each was fined £100. In the court case, Chase was supported by literary figures such as H. E. Bates and John Betjeman. Later, the Anglo-American crime author Raymond Chandler successfully claimed that Chase had lifted a section of his work in Blonde’s Requiem (published 1945) forcing Chase to issue an apology in The Bookseller.
By the end of World War II, eleven Chase titles had been published and he decided to adopt a different writing approach. All of his books to date had been compared to each other, and he wanted to move away from the American gangster scene to the London underworld that had sprung up following the end of German hostilities. He wrote More Deadly Than the Male under a new pseudonym, Ambrose Grant, and it was published in 1947 by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Graham Greene’s publisher at that time. Alerted to Grant’s new book, Greene gave it high praise as did the critics who, at the time, had no idea that Chase was the author. Contrary to rumour, the two authors did not know each other at the time, though they then became friends for the remainder of their lives, as Chase’s papers and letters reveal. In the early 1960s, both men were caught up in an investment scandal involving Tom Roe which was to lead to Greene’s tax exile beginning in 1966.
In one of the chapters of The Wary Transgressor (1952) Chase gave a portrayal of a fanatical British General that was lifted by Hans Hellmut Kirst in his novel The Night of the Generals (which later became a film starring Peter O’Toole in the title role). Chase (who had nothing whatsoever to do with the making of the film) threatened a lawsuit, and Kirst subsequently acknowledged Chase’s original idea in his book, as did Columbia Pictures, who included a credit that the plot of the film stemmed from an original Chase idea.
The first cut of Joseph Losey’s 1962 film version of Chase’s thriller Eve (1945), Eva was considered too long, at 155 minutes, and the producers, the Hakim Brothers, insisted it not only be withdrawn from the Venice Film Festival, but be severely cut. When the film finally opened in Paris at 116 minutes, it was described as the most traumatic disaster of Losey’s career.[12] The original book was a psychological study of a prostitute (Chase, with his wife’s blessing, picked out a «lady of the night» and offered her £5 and a good lunch if she would let him pick her brains). Set in America, the film version was moved to Venice and starred Stanley Baker as a Welsh writer obsessed with a cold-hearted femme fatale, Eve (Jeanne Moreau).
All of his novels were so fast-paced that the reader was compelled to turn the pages in a non-stop effort to reach the end of the book. The final page often produced a totally unexpected plot twist that would invariably leave even his most die-hard fans surprised. His early books contained some violence that matched the era in which they were written, though this was considerably toned down as plots centred more on circumstantial situations to create the high degree of tension that was the hallmark of his writing. Sex was never explicit and, though often hinted at, seldom happened.
In several of Chase’s stories, the protagonist tries to get rich by committing a crime – an insurance fraud or a theft. But the scheme invariably fails and leads to a murder and finally to a cul-de-sac, in which the hero realises that he never had a chance to keep out of trouble. Women are often beautiful, clever, and treacherous; they kill unhesitatingly if they have to cover a crime. His plots typically centre around dysfunctional families, and the final denouement echoes the title.
In many of his novels, treacherous women play a significant role. The protagonist falls in love with one and is prepared to kill someone at her behest. Only when he has killed, does he realise that the woman was manipulating him for her own ends.
Chase’s best market was France (more than 30 books were made into movies) where all of his ninety titles were published by Éditions Gallimard in their Série noire series. He was also very popular in other European markets, as well as Africa and Asia. Following perestroika, Centrepolygraph in Russia contracted to publish all his titles. However, his books failed to take hold in the American market.
Published works[edit]
James Hadley Chase[edit]
| Year published |
Title | Central character(s) | Film adaptations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | No Orchids for Miss Blandish also The Villain and the Virgin |
Dave Fenner Slim Grisson Miss Blandish |
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) The Grissom Gang (1971) |
| 1940 | The Dead Stay Dumb | Dillon Roxy Myra |
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| 1941 | Twelve Chinks and a Woman also Twelve Chinamen and a Woman also The Doll’s Bad News |
Dave Fenner Glorie Leadler |
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| 1941 | Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief | Jay Ellinger Raven |
Méfiez-vous fillettes (1957) |
| 1942 | Get a Load of This (short story collection) | ||
| 1944 | Miss Shumway Waves a Wand | Ross Millan Myra Shumway |
Une blonde comme ça (1962) Rough Magic (1995) |
| 1945 | Eve | Clive Thurston Eve |
Eva (1962) Eva (2018) |
| 1946 | I’ll Get You for This | Chester Cain | I’ll Get You for This (1951) |
| 1947 | Last Page (play) | The Last Page (1952) | |
| 1948 | The Flesh of the Orchid (novel) | Carol Blandish The Sullivan Brothers |
La Chair de l’orchidée (1975) |
| 1949 | You Never Know with Women | Floyd Jackson | |
| 1949 | You’re Lonely When You’re Dead | Vic Malloy Paula Bensinger Jack Kerman |
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| 1950 | Figure It Out for Yourself also The Marijuana Mob |
Vic Malloy Paula Bensinger Jack Kerman |
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| 1950 | Lay Her Among the Lilies ASIN B001GD0R8K |
Vic Malloy Paula Bensinger Jack Kerman |
Die Katze im Sack [de] (1965) |
| 1951 | Strictly for Cash | Johnny Farrar | |
| 1952 | The Fast Buck also The Soft Touch |
Verne Baird Rico Ed Dallas |
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| 1952 | Double Shuffle | Steve Harmas | |
| 1953 | I’ll Bury My Dead | Nick English | |
| 1953 | This Way for a Shroud | Paul Conard Vito Ferrari |
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| 1954 | Tiger By the Tail | Ken Holland Lieutenant Harry Adams |
The Man in the Raincoat (1957) Kashmakash (1973) Akalmand (1984) 88 Antop Hill (1984) [13] |
| 1954 | Safer Dead also Dead Ringer |
Chet Sladen | |
| 1955 | You’ve Got It Coming | Harry Griffin | Он своё получит (On svoyo poluchit) (Russian, 1992) |
| 1956 | There’s Always a Price Tag | Glyn Nash, Steve Harmas | Retour de manivelle (1957) Maharathi (2008) |
| 1957 | The Guilty Are Afraid | Lew Brandon | |
| 1958 | Not Safe to Be Free also The Case of the Strangled Starlet |
Jay Delaney | Le Démoniaque (1968) |
| 1959 | Shock Treatment | Steve Harmas, Terry Regan | Ek Nari Do Roop (1973), Joshila (1973) |
| 1959 | The World in My Pocket | Morgan | World in My Pocket (1961) Мираж (Mirazh) [ru] (1983) |
| 1960 | What’s Better Than Money | Jefferson Halliday | |
| 1960 | Come Easy – Go Easy | Chet Carson | Chair de poule (1963) |
| 1961 | A Lotus for Miss Quon | Steve Jaffe | Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon (1967) |
| 1961 | Just Another Sucker | Harry Barber, John Renick | Dans la gueule du loup (1961)
Bullet (1976) |
| 1962 | I Would Rather Stay Poor | Dave Calvin | The Catamount Killing [fr] (1974) |
| 1962 | A Coffin from Hong Kong | Nelson Ryan | Coffin from Hong Kong (1964) |
| 1963 | One Bright Summer Morning | Crime on a Summer Morning (1965) 36 Ghante (1974) |
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| 1963 | Tell It to the Birds | Steve Harmas, John Anson, Maddox | |
| 1964 | The Soft Centre | Frank Terrell Valiere Burnette |
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| 1965 | This Is for Real | Mark Girland | |
| 1965 | The Way the Cookie Crumbles | Frank Terrell | Trop petit mon ami (fr) (1970) |
| 1966 | You Have Yourself a Deal | Mark Girland | The Blonde from Peking (1968) |
| 1966 | Cade | Val Cade | |
| 1967 | Have This One on Me | Mark Girland | |
| 1967 | Well Now – My Pretty | Frank Terrell | Казино (Casino) (Russian, 1992)[14] |
| 1968 | An Ear to the Ground | Steve Harmas, Al Barney | |
| 1968 | Believed Violent | Frank Terrell, Jay Delaney | Présumé dangereux (1990) |
| 1969 | The Whiff of Money | Mark Girland | |
| 1969 | The Vulture Is a Patient Bird | Max Kahlenberg | Shalimar (1978) |
| 1970 | Like a Hole in the Head | Jay Benson | Снайпер (Snayper) [ru] (Russian, 1991) |
| 1970 | There’s a Hippie on the Highway | Frank Terrell, Harry Mitchell | Бухта смерти (Bukhta smerti) [ru] (Russian, 1991) Victoria No. 203 (Hindi) (1972) Victoria No. 203 (Hindi) (2007) |
| 1971 | Want to Stay Alive? | Poke Toholo | Le Denier du colt (1990) |
| 1971 | An Ace Up My Sleeve | Helga Rolfe | Crime and Passion (1976) |
| 1972 | Just a Matter of Time | Chris Patterson Sheila Oldhill Miss Morely-Johnson |
Pas folle la guêpe (fr) (1972) |
| 1972 | You’re Dead Without Money | Al Barney | |
| 1973 | Have a Change of Scene | Larry Carr | |
| 1973 | Knock, Knock! Who’s There? | Johnny Bianda | |
| 1974 | So What Happens To Me? | Jack Crane | |
| 1974 | Goldfish Have No Hiding Place | Steve Manson | |
| 1975 | Believe This – You’ll Believe Anything | Clay Burden | |
| 1975 | The Joker in the Pack | Helga Rolfe | |
| 1976 | Do Me a Favour, Drop Dead | Keith Devery | |
| 1977 | My Laugh Comes Last | Larry Lucas | The Set-Up (1995) |
| 1977 | I Hold the Four Aces | Helga Rolfe | |
| 1978 | Consider Yourself Dead | Mike Frost | |
| 1979 | You Must Be Kidding | Ken Brandon Tom Lepski Paradise City Police Force |
|
| 1979 | A Can of Worms | Bart Anderson | |
| 1980 | You Can Say That Again | Jerry Stevens | |
| 1980 | Try This One for Size | Paradise City Police Force | Try This One for Size (1989) |
| 1981 | Hand Me a Fig Leaf | Dirk Wallace | |
| 1982 | Have a Nice Night | Passez une bonne nuit (1990) | |
| 1982 | We’ll Share a Double Funeral | Perry Weston Chet Logan |
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| 1983 | Not My Thing | Ernie Kling | |
| 1984 | Hit Them Where It Hurts | Dirk Wallace |
Raymond Marshall[edit]
| Year published |
Title | Central character(s) | Film adaptations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Lady, Here’s Your Wreath | Nick Mason | Mem Saab (1971)[15] |
| 1944 | Just The Way It Is | Harry Duke | |
| 1945 | Blonde’s Requiem | Mack Spewack | |
| 1947 | Make The Corpse Walk | Rollo | |
| 1947 | No Business of Mine | Steve Harmas | |
| 1948 | Trusted Like the Fox also Ruthless |
Edwin Cushman Grace Clark Richard Crane |
|
| 1949 | The Paw in the Bottle | Julie Holland Harry Gleb |
|
| 1950 | Mallory | Martin Corridon | |
| 1951 | But a Short Time to Live also The Pick-up |
Harry Ricks Clair Dolan |
A Little Virtuous (1968) |
| 1951 | Why Pick on Me? | Martin Corridon | |
| 1951 | In A Vain Shadow | Frank Mitchell | |
| 1952 | The Wary Transgressor | David Chisholm | |
| 1953 | The Things Men Do | Harry Collins | Ça n’arrive qu’aux vivants [fr] (1959) |
| 1954 | The Sucker Punch | Chad Winters | A Kiss for a Killer (1957); Aar Ya Paar (Hindi 1997) |
| 1954 | Mission To Venice | Don Micklem | Mission to Venice (1964) |
| 1955 | Mission To Siena | Don Micklem | Waiting Room to the Beyond (1964) |
| 1956 | You Find Him, I’ll Fix Him | Ed Dawson | Les Canailles [fr] (1960) |
| 1958 | Hit And Run | Chester Scott | Délit de fuite [fr] (1959) Rigged (1985) |
Others[edit]
- He Wont Need It Now (as James L. Docherty, 1941)
- Slipstream: A Royal Air Force Anthology (as R. Raymond, 1946)
- More Deadly Than the Male (as Ambrose Grant, 1947)
See also[edit]
- Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century
References[edit]
- ^ Obituary Variety 13 February 1985
- ^ Frank Northen Magill (1988). Critical survey of mystery and detective fiction. Salem Press. p. 319. ISBN 0-89356-486-9.
- ^ Publishers’ Association, Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland (1982). The Bookseller. J. Whitaker. p. 46.
- ^ «Biography».
- ^ a b Hunter, Jefferson (2010). English Filming, English Writing. Indiana University Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780253004147.
- ^ Raffles and Miss Blandish, review of No Orchids for Miss Blandish by George Orwell
- ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (2012). Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780810883550.
- ^ Phillips, Gene D. (2014). Gangsters and G-Men on Screen: Crime Cinema Then and Now. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 9781442230767.
- ^ «The Sunday Tribune — Books». www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ «Invisible Ink: No 126 — James Hadley Chase». The Independent. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Ulrike Tabbert, & Juhani Rudanko (26 April 2021). «Aspects of Characterisation in James Hadley Chase’s Crime Fiction: Multiple Perspectives». English Studies. 102 (3): 362–383. doi:10.1080/0013838X.2021.1911106. S2CID 235219055 – via https://www.tandfonline.com/.
- ^ David Caute, Joseph Losey: A Revenge on Life (1994).
- ^ https://twitter.com/IWTKQuiz/status/1594553669260713986
- ^ «Kazino (1992) — IMDb». IMDb.
- ^ https://twitter.com/IWTKQuiz/status/1594553669260713986
External links[edit]
- PC Sarkar’s dedicated website (2004) on [www.angelfire.com/celeb2/hadleychase/index.htm]
- James Hadley Chase at IMDb
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Hadley Chase |
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| Born | René Lodge Brabazon Raymond 24 December 1906 London, England |
| Died | 6 February 1985 (aged 78) Corseaux-sur-Vevey, Switzerland |
| Pen name | James L. Docherty Raymond Marshall R. Raymond Ambrose Grant |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Crime fiction, mystery, thriller, detective |
| Literary movement | Golden Age of Detective Fiction |
| Spouse | Sylvia Ray (1932–1985) |
| Children | 1 |
| Signature | |
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James Hadley Chase (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985)[1] was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He was one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe.[2] He was also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and to date 50 of his books have been made into films.[3]
Personal background[edit]
René Lodge Brabazon Raymond (James Hadley Chase) was born on 24 December 1906 in London, England. He was the son of Colonel Francis Raymond of the colonial Indian Army, a veterinary surgeon. His father intended his son to have a scientific career and had him educated at King’s School, Rochester, Kent.
Chase left home at the age of 18. In 1932, Chase married Sylvia Ray, and they had a son. In 1956, they moved to France. In 1969, they moved to Switzerland, living a secluded life in Corseaux-sur-Vevey, on Lake Geneva. Chase died there on 6 February 1985.
Professional background[edit]
Military service[edit]
During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force, achieving the rank of Squadron Leader. He edited the RAF journal with David Langdon and had several stories from it published after the war in the book Slipstream: A Royal Air Force Anthology.[4]
Writing background[edit]
After Chase left home at the age of 18, he worked in sales, primarily focusing on books and literature. He sold children’s encyclopaedias, while also working in a bookshop. He also served as an executive for a book wholesaler, before turning to a writing career that produced more than 90 mystery books. His interests included photography, of a professional standard, reading, and listening to classical music and opera. As a form of relaxation between novels, he put together highly complicated and sophisticated Meccano models.
Prohibition and the ensuing Great Depression in the US (1929–39) had given rise to the Chicago gangster culture prior to World War II. This, combined with Chase’s book trade experience, convinced him that there was a big demand for gangster stories. After reading James M. Cain’s novel The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), and having read about the American gangster Ma Barker and her sons, and with the help of maps and a slang dictionary, he wrote No Orchids for Miss Blandish in his spare time, he claimed over a period of six weekends, though his papers suggest it took longer. The book achieved remarkable notoriety and became one of the best-selling books of the decade. It was the subject of the 1944 essay «Raffles and Miss Blandish» by George Orwell.[5][6] Chase and Robert Nesbitt adapted it to a stage play of the same name which ran in London’s West End to good reviews.[5][7] The 1948 film adaptation was widely denounced as salacious due to the film’s portrayal of violence and sexuality.[8] Robert Aldrich did a remake, The Grissom Gang, in 1971.
During the war, Raymond edited the RAF’s official magazine and from that period comes Chase’s short story «The Mirror in Room 22», in which he tried his hand outside the crime genre. It was set in an old house, occupied by officers of a squadron. The owner of the house had committed suicide in his bedroom, and the last two occupants of the room had been found with a razor in their hands and their throats cut. The Wing Commander tells that when he started to shave before the mirror, he found another face in it. The apparition drew the razor across his throat. The Wing Commander says, «I use a safety razor, otherwise, I might have met with a serious accident – especially if I had been using an old-fashioned cut-throat.» The story was published under the author’s real name, Rene Raymond, in the anthology of RAF writings Slipstream in 1946.
During World War II, Chase became friendly with Merrill Panitt (subsequently editor of TV Guide), who provided him with a dictionary of American slang, detailed maps and reference books of the American underworld. This gave Chase the background for his early books with American settings, a number of which were based on actual events occurring there. Chase never lived in the United States though he did make two brief visits, one to Miami and the other en route to Mexico.
Over the years, Chase developed a distinct, signature style in his writing that was fast-paced, with little explanations or details about the surroundings or weather, unreliable characters.[9] Characters in his novels and short stories would be more coherent and consistent who acted and reacted with unbreakable logic.[10] Punchy sentences, short bursts of dialogue in authentic sounding slang with plenty of action were the characteristics of his writing.[11]
Chase was subject to several court cases during his career. In 1942, his novel Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief (1941), a lurid account of the white slave trade, was banned by the British authorities after the author and publishers Jarrold were found guilty of causing the publication of an obscene book. Each was fined £100. In the court case, Chase was supported by literary figures such as H. E. Bates and John Betjeman. Later, the Anglo-American crime author Raymond Chandler successfully claimed that Chase had lifted a section of his work in Blonde’s Requiem (published 1945) forcing Chase to issue an apology in The Bookseller.
By the end of World War II, eleven Chase titles had been published and he decided to adopt a different writing approach. All of his books to date had been compared to each other, and he wanted to move away from the American gangster scene to the London underworld that had sprung up following the end of German hostilities. He wrote More Deadly Than the Male under a new pseudonym, Ambrose Grant, and it was published in 1947 by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Graham Greene’s publisher at that time. Alerted to Grant’s new book, Greene gave it high praise as did the critics who, at the time, had no idea that Chase was the author. Contrary to rumour, the two authors did not know each other at the time, though they then became friends for the remainder of their lives, as Chase’s papers and letters reveal. In the early 1960s, both men were caught up in an investment scandal involving Tom Roe which was to lead to Greene’s tax exile beginning in 1966.
In one of the chapters of The Wary Transgressor (1952) Chase gave a portrayal of a fanatical British General that was lifted by Hans Hellmut Kirst in his novel The Night of the Generals (which later became a film starring Peter O’Toole in the title role). Chase (who had nothing whatsoever to do with the making of the film) threatened a lawsuit, and Kirst subsequently acknowledged Chase’s original idea in his book, as did Columbia Pictures, who included a credit that the plot of the film stemmed from an original Chase idea.
The first cut of Joseph Losey’s 1962 film version of Chase’s thriller Eve (1945), Eva was considered too long, at 155 minutes, and the producers, the Hakim Brothers, insisted it not only be withdrawn from the Venice Film Festival, but be severely cut. When the film finally opened in Paris at 116 minutes, it was described as the most traumatic disaster of Losey’s career.[12] The original book was a psychological study of a prostitute (Chase, with his wife’s blessing, picked out a «lady of the night» and offered her £5 and a good lunch if she would let him pick her brains). Set in America, the film version was moved to Venice and starred Stanley Baker as a Welsh writer obsessed with a cold-hearted femme fatale, Eve (Jeanne Moreau).
All of his novels were so fast-paced that the reader was compelled to turn the pages in a non-stop effort to reach the end of the book. The final page often produced a totally unexpected plot twist that would invariably leave even his most die-hard fans surprised. His early books contained some violence that matched the era in which they were written, though this was considerably toned down as plots centred more on circumstantial situations to create the high degree of tension that was the hallmark of his writing. Sex was never explicit and, though often hinted at, seldom happened.
In several of Chase’s stories, the protagonist tries to get rich by committing a crime – an insurance fraud or a theft. But the scheme invariably fails and leads to a murder and finally to a cul-de-sac, in which the hero realises that he never had a chance to keep out of trouble. Women are often beautiful, clever, and treacherous; they kill unhesitatingly if they have to cover a crime. His plots typically centre around dysfunctional families, and the final denouement echoes the title.
In many of his novels, treacherous women play a significant role. The protagonist falls in love with one and is prepared to kill someone at her behest. Only when he has killed, does he realise that the woman was manipulating him for her own ends.
Chase’s best market was France (more than 30 books were made into movies) where all of his ninety titles were published by Éditions Gallimard in their Série noire series. He was also very popular in other European markets, as well as Africa and Asia. Following perestroika, Centrepolygraph in Russia contracted to publish all his titles. However, his books failed to take hold in the American market.
Published works[edit]
James Hadley Chase[edit]
| Year published |
Title | Central character(s) | Film adaptations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | No Orchids for Miss Blandish also The Villain and the Virgin |
Dave Fenner Slim Grisson Miss Blandish |
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) The Grissom Gang (1971) |
| 1940 | The Dead Stay Dumb | Dillon Roxy Myra |
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| 1941 | Twelve Chinks and a Woman also Twelve Chinamen and a Woman also The Doll’s Bad News |
Dave Fenner Glorie Leadler |
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| 1941 | Miss Callaghan Comes to Grief | Jay Ellinger Raven |
Méfiez-vous fillettes (1957) |
| 1942 | Get a Load of This (short story collection) | ||
| 1944 | Miss Shumway Waves a Wand | Ross Millan Myra Shumway |
Une blonde comme ça (1962) Rough Magic (1995) |
| 1945 | Eve | Clive Thurston Eve |
Eva (1962) Eva (2018) |
| 1946 | I’ll Get You for This | Chester Cain | I’ll Get You for This (1951) |
| 1947 | Last Page (play) | The Last Page (1952) | |
| 1948 | The Flesh of the Orchid (novel) | Carol Blandish The Sullivan Brothers |
La Chair de l’orchidée (1975) |
| 1949 | You Never Know with Women | Floyd Jackson | |
| 1949 | You’re Lonely When You’re Dead | Vic Malloy Paula Bensinger Jack Kerman |
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| 1950 | Figure It Out for Yourself also The Marijuana Mob |
Vic Malloy Paula Bensinger Jack Kerman |
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| 1950 | Lay Her Among the Lilies ASIN B001GD0R8K |
Vic Malloy Paula Bensinger Jack Kerman |
Die Katze im Sack [de] (1965) |
| 1951 | Strictly for Cash | Johnny Farrar | |
| 1952 | The Fast Buck also The Soft Touch |
Verne Baird Rico Ed Dallas |
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| 1952 | Double Shuffle | Steve Harmas | |
| 1953 | I’ll Bury My Dead | Nick English | |
| 1953 | This Way for a Shroud | Paul Conard Vito Ferrari |
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| 1954 | Tiger By the Tail | Ken Holland Lieutenant Harry Adams |
The Man in the Raincoat (1957) Kashmakash (1973) Akalmand (1984) 88 Antop Hill (1984) [13] |
| 1954 | Safer Dead also Dead Ringer |
Chet Sladen | |
| 1955 | You’ve Got It Coming | Harry Griffin | Он своё получит (On svoyo poluchit) (Russian, 1992) |
| 1956 | There’s Always a Price Tag | Glyn Nash, Steve Harmas | Retour de manivelle (1957) Maharathi (2008) |
| 1957 | The Guilty Are Afraid | Lew Brandon | |
| 1958 | Not Safe to Be Free also The Case of the Strangled Starlet |
Jay Delaney | Le Démoniaque (1968) |
| 1959 | Shock Treatment | Steve Harmas, Terry Regan | Ek Nari Do Roop (1973), Joshila (1973) |
| 1959 | The World in My Pocket | Morgan | World in My Pocket (1961) Мираж (Mirazh) [ru] (1983) |
| 1960 | What’s Better Than Money | Jefferson Halliday | |
| 1960 | Come Easy – Go Easy | Chet Carson | Chair de poule (1963) |
| 1961 | A Lotus for Miss Quon | Steve Jaffe | Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon (1967) |
| 1961 | Just Another Sucker | Harry Barber, John Renick | Dans la gueule du loup (1961)
Bullet (1976) |
| 1962 | I Would Rather Stay Poor | Dave Calvin | The Catamount Killing [fr] (1974) |
| 1962 | A Coffin from Hong Kong | Nelson Ryan | Coffin from Hong Kong (1964) |
| 1963 | One Bright Summer Morning | Crime on a Summer Morning (1965) 36 Ghante (1974) |
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| 1963 | Tell It to the Birds | Steve Harmas, John Anson, Maddox | |
| 1964 | The Soft Centre | Frank Terrell Valiere Burnette |
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| 1965 | This Is for Real | Mark Girland | |
| 1965 | The Way the Cookie Crumbles | Frank Terrell | Trop petit mon ami (fr) (1970) |
| 1966 | You Have Yourself a Deal | Mark Girland | The Blonde from Peking (1968) |
| 1966 | Cade | Val Cade | |
| 1967 | Have This One on Me | Mark Girland | |
| 1967 | Well Now – My Pretty | Frank Terrell | Казино (Casino) (Russian, 1992)[14] |
| 1968 | An Ear to the Ground | Steve Harmas, Al Barney | |
| 1968 | Believed Violent | Frank Terrell, Jay Delaney | Présumé dangereux (1990) |
| 1969 | The Whiff of Money | Mark Girland | |
| 1969 | The Vulture Is a Patient Bird | Max Kahlenberg | Shalimar (1978) |
| 1970 | Like a Hole in the Head | Jay Benson | Снайпер (Snayper) [ru] (Russian, 1991) |
| 1970 | There’s a Hippie on the Highway | Frank Terrell, Harry Mitchell | Бухта смерти (Bukhta smerti) [ru] (Russian, 1991) Victoria No. 203 (Hindi) (1972) Victoria No. 203 (Hindi) (2007) |
| 1971 | Want to Stay Alive? | Poke Toholo | Le Denier du colt (1990) |
| 1971 | An Ace Up My Sleeve | Helga Rolfe | Crime and Passion (1976) |
| 1972 | Just a Matter of Time | Chris Patterson Sheila Oldhill Miss Morely-Johnson |
Pas folle la guêpe (fr) (1972) |
| 1972 | You’re Dead Without Money | Al Barney | |
| 1973 | Have a Change of Scene | Larry Carr | |
| 1973 | Knock, Knock! Who’s There? | Johnny Bianda | |
| 1974 | So What Happens To Me? | Jack Crane | |
| 1974 | Goldfish Have No Hiding Place | Steve Manson | |
| 1975 | Believe This – You’ll Believe Anything | Clay Burden | |
| 1975 | The Joker in the Pack | Helga Rolfe | |
| 1976 | Do Me a Favour, Drop Dead | Keith Devery | |
| 1977 | My Laugh Comes Last | Larry Lucas | The Set-Up (1995) |
| 1977 | I Hold the Four Aces | Helga Rolfe | |
| 1978 | Consider Yourself Dead | Mike Frost | |
| 1979 | You Must Be Kidding | Ken Brandon Tom Lepski Paradise City Police Force |
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| 1979 | A Can of Worms | Bart Anderson | |
| 1980 | You Can Say That Again | Jerry Stevens | |
| 1980 | Try This One for Size | Paradise City Police Force | Try This One for Size (1989) |
| 1981 | Hand Me a Fig Leaf | Dirk Wallace | |
| 1982 | Have a Nice Night | Passez une bonne nuit (1990) | |
| 1982 | We’ll Share a Double Funeral | Perry Weston Chet Logan |
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| 1983 | Not My Thing | Ernie Kling | |
| 1984 | Hit Them Where It Hurts | Dirk Wallace |
Raymond Marshall[edit]
| Year published |
Title | Central character(s) | Film adaptations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Lady, Here’s Your Wreath | Nick Mason | Mem Saab (1971)[15] |
| 1944 | Just The Way It Is | Harry Duke | |
| 1945 | Blonde’s Requiem | Mack Spewack | |
| 1947 | Make The Corpse Walk | Rollo | |
| 1947 | No Business of Mine | Steve Harmas | |
| 1948 | Trusted Like the Fox also Ruthless |
Edwin Cushman Grace Clark Richard Crane |
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| 1949 | The Paw in the Bottle | Julie Holland Harry Gleb |
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| 1950 | Mallory | Martin Corridon | |
| 1951 | But a Short Time to Live also The Pick-up |
Harry Ricks Clair Dolan |
A Little Virtuous (1968) |
| 1951 | Why Pick on Me? | Martin Corridon | |
| 1951 | In A Vain Shadow | Frank Mitchell | |
| 1952 | The Wary Transgressor | David Chisholm | |
| 1953 | The Things Men Do | Harry Collins | Ça n’arrive qu’aux vivants [fr] (1959) |
| 1954 | The Sucker Punch | Chad Winters | A Kiss for a Killer (1957); Aar Ya Paar (Hindi 1997) |
| 1954 | Mission To Venice | Don Micklem | Mission to Venice (1964) |
| 1955 | Mission To Siena | Don Micklem | Waiting Room to the Beyond (1964) |
| 1956 | You Find Him, I’ll Fix Him | Ed Dawson | Les Canailles [fr] (1960) |
| 1958 | Hit And Run | Chester Scott | Délit de fuite [fr] (1959) Rigged (1985) |
Others[edit]
- He Wont Need It Now (as James L. Docherty, 1941)
- Slipstream: A Royal Air Force Anthology (as R. Raymond, 1946)
- More Deadly Than the Male (as Ambrose Grant, 1947)
See also[edit]
- Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century
References[edit]
- ^ Obituary Variety 13 February 1985
- ^ Frank Northen Magill (1988). Critical survey of mystery and detective fiction. Salem Press. p. 319. ISBN 0-89356-486-9.
- ^ Publishers’ Association, Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland (1982). The Bookseller. J. Whitaker. p. 46.
- ^ «Biography».
- ^ a b Hunter, Jefferson (2010). English Filming, English Writing. Indiana University Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780253004147.
- ^ Raffles and Miss Blandish, review of No Orchids for Miss Blandish by George Orwell
- ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (2012). Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780810883550.
- ^ Phillips, Gene D. (2014). Gangsters and G-Men on Screen: Crime Cinema Then and Now. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 25. ISBN 9781442230767.
- ^ «The Sunday Tribune — Books». www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ «Invisible Ink: No 126 — James Hadley Chase». The Independent. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Ulrike Tabbert, & Juhani Rudanko (26 April 2021). «Aspects of Characterisation in James Hadley Chase’s Crime Fiction: Multiple Perspectives». English Studies. 102 (3): 362–383. doi:10.1080/0013838X.2021.1911106. S2CID 235219055 – via https://www.tandfonline.com/.
- ^ David Caute, Joseph Losey: A Revenge on Life (1994).
- ^ https://twitter.com/IWTKQuiz/status/1594553669260713986
- ^ «Kazino (1992) — IMDb». IMDb.
- ^ https://twitter.com/IWTKQuiz/status/1594553669260713986
External links[edit]
- PC Sarkar’s dedicated website (2004) on [www.angelfire.com/celeb2/hadleychase/index.htm]
- James Hadley Chase at IMDb
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