Lew Archer - who, why and where.

Date of birth	Physical description	Dress
Some time between 1914-1920, depending on when he is telling it.	Husky. As a younger man, resembled Paul Newman; lately resembles Brian Keith	Height, 6'2'; weight, 190lbs;hair, dark; eyes, blue-gray.

Physique and looks	Personal habits	Marital status
Conservative (owns two suits).	Heavy smoker for thirty years (but not before breakfast). Gave up around 1968 but still occasionally reaches for one. Light social drinker; doesn't drink while working or before lunch. Drinks Scotch, bourbon, gin and tonic, and beer (Bass or Black Horse Ale).	Divorced (1949). Wife's name: Sue. Grounds: mental cruelty.

Mannerisms	Home	Recreation
Tough in his day, now more kindly, sympathetic; has father fixation (on self). N.B.: It has been said of subject that 'when he turns sideways, he almost disappears'.	Lives in modest second-floor apartment in West Los Angeles. Once owned five-room bungalow on a middle class residential street in West Hollywood but sold that after divorce.	Fishing; sometimes plays the horses when he has some 'dirty money'; chess, bird-watching, ecology. Little social life.
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