Dashiell Hammett
Writer, Actor
May 27, 1894 — January 10, 1961 (66 years)
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time". In his obituary in The New York Times, he was described as "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction." Time included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005. In 1990, the Crime Writers' Association picked three of his five novels for their list of The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time. Five years later, four out of five of his novels made The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time as selected by the Mystery Writers of America. His novels and stories also had a significant influence on films, including the genres of private eye/detective fiction, mystery thrillers, and film noir.
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Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time". In his obituary in The New York Times, he was described as "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction." Time included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005. In 1990, the Crime Writers' Association picked three of his five novels for their list of The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time. Five years later, four out of five of his novels made The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time as selected by the Mystery Writers of America. His novels and stories also had a significant influence on films, including the genres of private eye/detective fiction, mystery thrillers, and film noir.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2002 | No Good Deed · as Novel |
| 1978 | La ciudad maldita · as Novel |
| 1978 | The Dain Curse · as Novel |
| 1948 | |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | The Glass Key · as Novel |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon · as Novel |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady · as Novel |
| 1935 | The Glass Key · as Novel |
| 1934 | The Thin Man · as Novel |
| 1931 | The Maltese Falcon · as Novel |
| 1930 | Roadhouse Nights · as Novel |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Slim |
| 2007 |
| 2024 | Monsieur Spade · as Characters |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels · as Story |
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing · as Novels "red Harvest" And "glass Key" |
| 1986 | Bande · as Adaptation |
| 1984 | When the Raven Flies · as Novels "red Harvest" And "glass Key" |
| 1976 | The Last Round · as Inspired By The Book ByOn Plex |
| 1975 | The Black Bird · as Characters |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery · as Characters |
| 1957 | The Thin Man · as Characters |
| 1951 | The Fat Man · as Characters |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man · as Characters |
| 1945 | Secret Agent X-9 · as Characters |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home · as Characters |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man · as Characters |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man · as Story |
| 1938 | Have You Got Any Castles? · as Character: Nick Charles |
| 1937 | Secret Agent X-9 · as Characters |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man · as Story |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite · as Story |
| 1934 | Woman in the Dark · as Short Story |
| 1931 | City Streets · as Story |