Answer:

chandler

Answer	Crossword Clue
CHANDLER	"The Long Goodbye" author
CHANDLER	"The Big Sleep" author
CHANDLER	"The Big Sleep" mystery-writer Raymond

CHANDLER	"Friends" friend
CHANDLER	Commissioner of baseball.
CHANDLER	Baseball czar.
CHANDLER	Baseball commissioner.
CHANDLER	Baseball's top man.
CHANDLER	Governor in Frankfurt.
CHANDLER	Frankfort is his capital.
CHANDLER	Kentucky's Governor.

CHANDLER	Governor in Frankfort.
CHANDLER	Retail dealer in food, supplies, etc.
CHANDLER	... Harper, links great
CHANDLER	Dealer in provisions
CHANDLER	Candlemaker
CHANDLER	"Farewell, My Lovely" novelist
CHANDLER	"Friends" character
CHANDLER	The Long Goodbye author