55-445: The Long Goodbye may refer to: Books [ edit ] The Long Goodbye (novel) , a 1953 novel by Raymond Chandler The Long Goodbye: A Memoir , a 2011 book by Meghan O'Rourke The Long Good-Bye (Trifonov novel) , a 1971 novel by Yury Trifonov The Long Goodbye (play) , a 1940 one-act play by Tennessee Williams Films [ edit ] The Long Goodbye (film) ,
110-508: A hardboiled , noir, detective or gangster theme, including the British gangster film The Long Good Friday (1980), an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled " The Big Goodbye " (1988), and Frank Miller 's graphic novel The Hard Goodbye (1991–92), the first volume in the Sin City series. In music, crime novelist Matt Rees 's band Poisonville, which is named after
165-583: A 1973 film by Robert Altman, adapted from the Raymond Chandler novel (see above) Long Goodbye (film) or The Head Hunter , a 1982 Hong Kong film by Shing Hon Lau Music [ edit ] The Long Goodbye (band) , an American band featuring Michael Cera The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album) , 2020 The Long Goodbye (Candlebox album) , 2023 The Long Goodbye (The Essex Green album) , 2003 The Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album) , 1995 Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen ,
220-482: A 1998 album by David Murray The Long Goodbye , an album by John Paul White , 2008 "The Long Goodbye" (song) , originally recorded by co-writer Paul Brady, also covered by Brooks & Dunn and by co-writer Ronan Keating "Long Goodbye" (song) , a 1987 song by the Thompson Twins "The Long Goodbye", a song by Gary Brooker "The Long Goodbye", a composition by John Williams and Johnny Mercer, for
275-598: A 2004 Russian drama film The Long Farewell , a Soviet film drama The Long Kiss Goodnight , a 1996 American spy action thriller film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Long Goodbye . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Long_Goodbye&oldid=1230602927 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
330-466: A Japanese adaptation of the novel in 2014. The Long Good-bye has been referred to in other works of fiction. Greg Iles referred to Chandler and the novel's title in his own novel The Quiet Game , in which one character is named Marston. It has been featured in the Japanese tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider W , in which the main character constantly reads from a Japanese version of the book. Also,
385-671: A Secret Service agent is found dead and Zoey Bartlet missing. The First Family is reeling in the wake of Zoey's abduction, leading the First Lady to be sedated and the President to doubt his ability to make decisions clearly. Toby's ex-wife gives birth to twins. The staff begins to weigh the implications the tragedy will have on all their jobs and the country in general. In the episode's final moments, Bartlet realizes that he cannot act as President because he cannot make impartial judgments about what to do next, and temporarily steps down from
440-402: A bar, where they were drinking gimlets together in memory of Terry Lennox. Linda Loring is actually Sylvia Lennox's sister and knew Terry well. After being called by a drunk and disoriented Roger, Marlowe arrives to find Wade passed out in the grass with a cut on his head and Mrs. Wade oddly uninterested in her husband's welfare. He is put to bed with a head wound from a likely fall. Dr. Loring
495-561: A club in Los Angeles , Philip Marlowe meets Terry Lennox, a drunk with scars on one side of his face. They forge an uneasy friendship over the next few months, having drinks, especially gimlets, together at bars. In June, Lennox shows up late one night at Marlowe's home in "a great deal of trouble" and needing a ride to the airport across the border in Tijuana , Mexico. Marlowe agrees as long as Lennox does not tell him any details of why he
550-541: A crucial foreign aid bill. Charlie continues his quest to win Zoey back. A malfunction on Air Force One leaves the President, Will, and C.J. airborne over the Northeast. C.J. and Will try to keep the press in the dark, and the President works on the drug war via the issue of certifying Colombia's worthiness as a partner in it. Josh works on an environmental bill with a vulnerable Republican congressman, while Leo tries to keep
605-539: A letter to a friend, called the novel "my best book". The novel is notable for using hard-boiled detective fiction as a vehicle for social criticism and for including autobiographical elements from Chandler's life. In 1955, the novel received the Edgar Award for Best Novel. It was later adapted as a 1973 film of the same name , updated to 1970s Los Angeles and starring Elliott Gould . Outside of "the Dancers,"
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#1732772010580660-523: A makeshift detox facility in an isolated and soon-to-be-abandoned ranch. He takes his fee, but the Wades' stories do not match. The Wades each try to persuade Marlowe to stay at their house to keep Roger writing instead of drinking. Despite refusing, he makes further trips to the house at their behest. He is invited to an awkward cocktail party, where Dr. Edward Loring threatens Wade to leave his wife Linda alone. Marlowe accidentally met Mrs. Loring previously at
715-471: A marriage to Marlowe. In the morning they part amicably, Linda leaving for Paris. Later, Marlowe is visited by a Mexican man who claims to have been present when Lennox was killed in his hotel room. Marlowe listens to his story but rejects it and offers his own version, ending with the revelation the Mexican man is none other than Lennox himself, who has had cosmetic surgery. Lennox attempts to make amends for
770-401: A new Vice President, with some surprising candidates. Charlie makes peace with his feelings for Zoey, but Zoey turns the tables. The President procrastinates on the commencement speech he must give at Zoey's graduation from Georgetown. Toby tries to win his pregnant ex-wife's affections with a new house, only to have her go into labor before a decision is made. A late night party turns tragic when
825-546: A new boyfriend of French nobility, igniting jealousy in Charlie. Toby's estranged father arrives to make amends. Danny Concannon returns with a hunch about who killed the Qumari Defense Minister, as well as a present for C.J. Bartlet begins to feel the weight of Shareef's assassination on his conscience. Charlie tries to impress Zoey by showing the reach of his power, and draws fire from the highest levels of
880-405: A note describing the affair Mrs. Lennox was having with her husband and confessing to killing them both in a jealous rage. Marlowe refuses to let the story lie, and when the authorities decide to forgo an inquest because it will show them up, he steals a photostat of Eileen's confession from the police. Marlowe contacts a reporter he knows in order to make sure the confession is printed, even though
935-686: A shot, he rushes to find the couple struggling over a gun in Roger's bedroom. Marlowe sits with Roger until the latter has taken sleeping pills. As he is leaving, a distraught half-naked Eileen enters a sort of trance and attempts to seduce Marlowe, thinking him to be a former lover of hers who died in the Second World War . Marlowe refuses and crashes on their couch, getting drunk and passing out to not be tempted by Eileen's offer. The Wades' houseboy Candy makes threats against Marlowe. The next morning, Eileen behaves normally and Marlowe leaves. Marlowe
990-493: A small Mexican town with a written confession by his side. Marlowe gets home to find a cryptic letter from Lennox containing a "portrait of Madison " (a $ 5,000 bill ). Marlowe gets a call from New York publisher Howard Spencer, who asks him to investigate a case. One of Spencer's best writers, Roger Wade, has a drinking problem and has been missing for three days. Initially Marlowe refuses but after Wade's wife, Eileen, also asks for Marlowe's help, he consents. Marlowe finds Wade in
1045-501: A total of 2 awards. The series won its fourth consecutive and final award for Outstanding Drama Series. Christopher Misiano won the season's other award, for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "Twenty Five". Notable nominations included Martin Sheen for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Allison Janney for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford for Outstanding Supporting Actor in
1100-443: Is Chandler's most personal novel. He wrote it as his wife Cissie was dying. Her long illness and death had a profound effect on him, driving him into fits of melancholy and leading him to talk of and even to attempt suicide. Two characters in the novel are based on Chandler; both of them highlight Chandler's awareness of his flaws—his alcoholism and his doubts about the value of his writing. The character most clearly based on Chandler
1155-687: Is Terry Lennox. Like Chandler, Lennox is an alcoholic. Also like Chandler, he had fought in a war which left emotional scars. For Lennox, it was the Second World War; for Chandler, it was the First. Lennox is a Canadian citizen but he had spent a great deal of time in England and retained the restrained and formal attitude of an English gentleman. This made him somewhat of an anomaly in the fast-paced and more informal world of wealthy Los Angeles, which he inhabited because of his wife's money. Chandler
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#17327720105801210-425: Is called and examines Wade, not hiding his contempt. Wade wakes up and begs Marlowe to remove and destroy typewritten pages in his study he wrote while drunk, not wanting his wife to read them. Marlowe reads the pages, finding a cryptic self-analysis by Wade which hints at repressed trauma he does not quite understand alongside a clear statement that “once a good man died" for him. Marlowe keeps this evidence. Hearing
1265-522: Is complicated by the presence of a sick child. The White House negotiates on the number of presidential debates, which results in Sam advocating a risky strategy. Senator Howard Stackhouse considers a third party candidacy, leading Josh to accuse him of potentially stealing "the President's votes". Leo and the Israeli defense minister discuss Qumar's investigation into Shareef's death. Zoey Bartlet arrives with
1320-422: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Long Goodbye (novel) The Long Good-bye is a novel by Raymond Chandler , published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe . Some critics consider it inferior to The Big Sleep or Farewell, My Lovely , but others rank it as the best of his work. Chandler, in
1375-567: Is repeatedly threatened to cease his investigation of the Lennox case, first by a gangster friend of Lennox's named Mendy Menendez, then by Lennox's wealthy father-in-law Harlan Potter, by his old friend Bernie Ohls from the LAPD , by Candy, and by Mrs. Wade. Through his own hunches and inquiries, Marlowe learns that Terry Lennox had previously lived as Paul Marston, who had married and spent some time in England. Roger calls Marlowe again, inviting him to
1430-500: Is ringing the doorbell, having forgotten her key. Marlowe finds Roger dead on the couch, apparently from suicide, but Eileen accuses Marlowe of killing him. Candy fabricates a story of Marlowe sleeping with Mrs. Wade to implicate Marlowe, believing him to be guilty, but his claims are undermined in an interrogation. The police do not hold Marlowe. Marlowe receives a call from Spencer regarding Wade's death and bullies Spencer into taking him to see Mrs. Wade. Once there, Marlowe grills her on
1485-476: Is running. He later finds $ 500 left to him by Terry. On his return to Los Angeles, Marlowe learns that Lennox's wife Sylvia was found dead; she had died before Lennox fled. Marlowe is arrested for aiding a suspected murderer after refusing to cooperate with investigators, who want him to confess he helped Lennox flee. After three days of antagonizing his interrogators, Marlowe is released, the police explaining that Lennox has been reported to have committed suicide in
1540-474: Is the usually drunken writer Roger Wade. Like Chandler, Wade had a string of successful novels behind him, but as he grew older he found it more difficult to write. Also, like Chandler, Wade had written novels (romantic fiction) that were viewed by many as not real literature, whereas Wade wants to be thought of as a serious author. Wade also stands in for Chandler in discussions about literature, as in his praise of F. Scott Fitzgerald . The other Chandler stand-in
1595-585: The 1953 novel by Raymond Chandler "The Long Goodbye" ( Dallas ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Dawson's Creek ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Duet ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Flying Blind ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Full House ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Growing Pains ) "The Long Goodbye" ( McLeod's Daughters ) "The Long Goodbye" ( The Persuaders! ) "The Long Goodbye" ( The Rifleman ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Stargate Atlantis ) "The Long Goodbye" ( The Torkelsons ) "The Long Goodbye" ( The West Wing ) See also [ edit ] Long Farewell ,
1650-417: The 1973 film "The Long Goodbye", a song by Bruce Springsteen from Human Touch The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden , 2014 The Long Goodbye Tour , a concert tour by Deep Purple Television episodes [ edit ] "The Long Goodbye" ( Beverly Hills, 90210 ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Casualty ) "The Long Goodbye" ( Climax! ) , 1954 television adaptation of
1705-594: The Pentagon. Josh works feverishly on a foreign aid bill and winds up in hot water. C.J. sets up an unusual photo-op for the President. This episode is notable as a change of pace from the typical West Wing format, as it focuses solely on one character's home life and does not touch upon operations at the White House. C.J. returns home to Ohio for a class reunion and to visit her Alzheimer's-stricken father ( Donald Moffat ). As Toby juggles C.J.'s daily press duties in
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1760-563: The Presidency using the 25th Amendment. Due to the lack of a Vice President, the iron willed conservative Republican Speaker of the House Glen Allen Walken ( John Goodman ) becomes acting president . On Rotten Tomatoes , the season has an approval rating of 92% with an average score of 8 out of 10 based on 12 reviews. The fourth season received 15 Emmy Award nominations for the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards , winning
1815-530: The President calm via phone. A late night staff poker game is continually interrupted by crises. The President must deal with a downed spy drone in Russia without upsetting the Russian President. Josh senses something strange about his new candidate for Associate White House Counsel. C.J. tries to convince Toby and Will that an egg will stand on its end during the vernal equinox , and a gunman fires at
1870-524: The U.S., Will Bailey taking Sam's position after coming over from the California campaign's staff, the President and his staff facing the reality of an overseas genocide, and Vice President Hoynes being forced to resign after a sex scandal is uncovered. The fourth season ends with Bartlet's youngest daughter being taken hostage. Bartlet ends up invoking the 25th Amendment in the final episode, "Twenty Five." Since no one had been nominated to replace Hoynes,
1925-408: The Wades' for lunch. After indulging in self-pity over his writing difficulties, he posits that he is an alcoholic because he is trying to find answers to the trauma in his past, offers Marlowe a check of $ 1,000, then proceeds to drink himself into a stupor. Marlowe asks him if he ever knew someone named Paul Marston, and with an effort Roger says no. Marlowe takes a walk outside. When he returns, Eileen
1980-607: The West Wing, C.J. struggles with how to care for her father from afar as he continues to worsen, and her feelings for a former classmate. As the inaugural balls commence, the President must make a decision regarding the Kundu crisis, at the risk of alienating many of his constituents. Toby wants Will considered for a promotion. Josh believes that a recent comment in the press came from Donna. Toby takes over Sam's campaign with help from C.J. and Amy Gardner, but it quickly becomes clear
2035-486: The White House from Pennsylvania Avenue. On his first day at work, new Associate Counsel Joe Quincy ( Matthew Perry ) uncovers a scandal of mammoth proportions, sending shockwaves through the administration. As he researches the possibility of a classified Mars report, he discovers the Vice President's affair with a Washington socialite, and the President must make a decision. Josh begins the selection process for
2090-512: The White House, Donna, Josh and Toby meet a man who is struggling with the thought of paying for his daughter's education. Sam spends the day as the President's "wide-angle lens" on policy issues. Debbie Fiderer has a second job interview with the President and her impressive ties to Charlie Young are revealed. A bombing at a collegiate swimming meet sparks a national tragedy. Bartlet delivers his 'angels and heroes' speech. A terrorist standoff in Iowa
2145-399: The anthology series Climax! , with Dick Powell playing Marlowe, as he had a decade earlier in the film Murder, My Sweet . The episode, which was broadcast live, was known for supposedly containing a scene where actor Tris Coffin , who was playing a corpse in a morgue, got up off a stretcher in full view of the camera. However, in a later interview, Coffin debunked this as a rumor; while
2200-426: The best he could to clear Lennox's name. Mrs. Linda Loring has called Marlowe previously, informing him that she is getting a divorce from her husband Dr. Loring, who has subsequently written prescriptions for massive doses of Demerol to the late Mrs. Wade, allowing her to overdose. Linda pays a visit to Marlowe's house with an overnight bag, and they drink champagne together. She stays for the night and even proposes
2255-513: The blanket over his body was partially removed before he was out of frame, he did not walk off set in full view of the camera. In 1973, Robert Altman filmed a very free adaptation set in contemporary Los Angeles, with Elliott Gould as Marlowe. An adaptation of the novel was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on 16 January 1978, with Ed Bishop as Marlowe, and again on 1 October 2011, with Toby Stephens as Marlowe as part of its Classic Chandler series. Japanese broadcaster NHK aired five episodes of
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2310-405: The character of Marlowe is directly referenced as the inspiration behind the name of the character, Philip . Michael Connelly refers to the novel's title and quotes from it in his own novel The Black Ice . There are flashbacks to the events in this novel in the hommage Marlowe novel The Black-Eyed Blonde . The novel's title has been alluded to in the titles of other works of fiction with
2365-476: The continuation of the election storyline with the president touring the nation and his staff trying to firm up presidential debates. The storyline ends in a clear victory for Bartlet less than halfway through the season in "Election Night". Other plots include Sam leaving the White House to run in a special election in California, the news of the Abdul Shareef assassination resonating both inside and outside
2420-546: The death of Sylvia Lennox. Eileen first tries to blame it all on Roger but Marlowe pokes holes in her story, arguing that she killed both Mrs. Lennox and Roger Wade and that Lennox was her first husband, presumed killed while serving with the British Commandos in Norway during the war. Eileen Wade leaves with no response. The next morning, Marlowe learns that she has killed herself by overdosing on painkillers, leaving
2475-457: The demands of the network and the studio. When a meeting with Warner Bros. executives, backed by NBC, was held at the end of the season, Sorkin declined to make any changes to the way he worked, and quit the show. The fourth season had star billing for ten major roles. Nine of these were filled by returning main cast members from the third season. Rob Lowe received star billing for the episodes in which he appeared, while Martin Sheen received
2530-490: The fictitious location of the Dashiell Hammett novel Red Harvest , released a song about The Long Goodbye on its first album. Rees described the novel as "a creepier book than people think." The 1973 novel Triste, Solitario y Final by Argentine writer Osvaldo Soriano refers to the final words of Phillip Marlowe to Terry Lennox: "I won't say goodbye. I said it to you when it meant something. I said it when it
2585-445: The final credit for his role as President Josiah Bartlet . The rest of the ensemble, including (from episode eleven) Joshua Malina , were credited alphabetically. Rob Lowe departed in episode seventeen. Channing was only credited for the episodes in which she appeared. The fourth season covers the end of Bartlet's fourth year of his first term in office through the beginning of the first year of his second term. The season begins with
2640-466: The hiatus, and didn't feel any of that, just felt the week-to-week pressure of trying to write well." In 2003, at the end of the fourth season, Sorkin and fellow executive producer Thomas Schlamme left the show due to internal conflicts at Warner Bros. TV not involving the NBC network, thrusting producer John Wells into an expanded role as showrunner. Rob Lowe departed the series after episode 17, saying he
2695-536: The presidency passes to the iron-willed conservative Republican Speaker of the House , Glen Allen Walken. Donna, Josh and Toby are stranded in Indiana when the presidential motorcade leaves a campaign stop without them, leaving Sam to staff the President alone. Leo is informed that Qumar has reopened the investigation into the death of its defense minister, Abdul ibn Shareef. In a stop in a hotel bar on their way back to
2750-473: The reporter warns him that he'll make numerous enemies by doing so. Marlowe replies that he has been trying to say goodbye to Terry Lennox for "a long, long time." A few days later Marlowe is assaulted by Menendez, who is then arrested by Ohls in a setup. Ohls explains that Marlowe was intentionally left in a position to steal a photostat because the police wanted to trap Menendez in a felony, and Ohls knew that Marlowe's scruples and stubbornness would lead him to do
2805-530: The ship is sinking. The capture of three Marines in Kundu leads to a larger crisis. Josh's condescending comments to the First Lady lead to new competition for his office in the guise of Amy. Will's interns prove their mettle. A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution questions the validity of Abbey's membership. On her first day of work, Amy is ordered by the First Lady to shoot down
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#17327720105802860-398: The trouble he has caused Marlowe but is rebuffed. While Marlowe claims that he doesn't judge him for what he did, he returns the $ 5,000 bill and says Lennox is "not here anymore." Lennox is hurt by this and leaves after saying goodbye. The novel ends with Marlowe listening to Lennox leave and faintly hoping he might return but instead explaining that he never saw him again. The Long Good-bye
2915-496: Was also raised in England and received a classical education there. Chandler also retained a great love for the English and what he viewed as their more civilised way of life compared with the shallowness and superficiality of Los Angeles. This frequently put him at odds with screenwriting collaborators, such as Billy Wilder , and with most of Los Angeles and Hollywood society. This novel was dramatized for television in 1954 for
2970-578: Was not happy with his character Sam Seaborn and believed he did not fit in the show anymore. On December 11, 2015, in an interview with the Archive of American Television, producer John Wells said that Sorkin was unhappy with two of the cast members, and wanted one in particular removed from the show. NBC disagreed, but Sorkin "just stopped writing the character." As the season progressed, with ratings cresting and episodes consistently going over-budget, Wells told Sorkin he would have to be more responsive to
3025-578: Was sad and lonely and final". The Long Goodbye (The West Wing) The fourth season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 25, 2002 to May 14, 2003 and consisted of 23 episodes. After the difficulties Aaron Sorkin encountered in writing Season 3 , he saw Season 4 as a return to the form he and the show had previously enjoyed, saying "[we] came back to work, after
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