James M. Cain (1892-1977)

Alias:
James Cain
James Mallahan Cain

Birthplace:
Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Born:
July 1, 1892

Died:
October 27, 1977

James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.

Additional information:

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Additional Writing:
1947  Out of the Past

Dialogue:
1938  Algiers
1947  Out of the Past

Novel:
1938  Algiers
1939  The Last Turning
1939  Wife, Husband and Friend
1944  Double Indemnity
1944  Ossessione
1945  Mildred Pierce
1946  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947  Out of the Past
1956  Serenade
1956  Slightly Scarlet
1973  Double Indemnity
1981  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982  Butterfly
1988  The Power of Speech
1995  Girl in the Cadillac
1998  Passion
2004  Buai Laju-Laju
2017  National Theatre Live: Obsession

Original Film Writer:
1938  Algiers
1939  The Last Turning
1939  Wife, Husband and Friend
1944  Double Indemnity
1944  Ossessione
1945  Mildred Pierce
1946  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947  Out of the Past
1956  Serenade
1956  Slightly Scarlet
1973  Double Indemnity
1981  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982  Butterfly
1986  Big Trouble
1988  The Power of Speech
1995  Girl in the Cadillac
1998  Passion
2004  Buai Laju-Laju
2017  National Theatre Live: Obsession

Original Story:
1938  Algiers
1939  The Last Turning
1939  Wife, Husband and Friend
1944  Double Indemnity
1944  Ossessione
1945  Mildred Pierce
1946  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947  Out of the Past
1956  Serenade
1956  Slightly Scarlet
1959  For the Sake of a Woman
1973  Double Indemnity
1981  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982  Butterfly
1986  Big Trouble
1988  The Power of Speech
1995  Girl in the Cadillac
1998  Passion
2004  Buai Laju-Laju
2017  National Theatre Live: Obsession

Screenplay:
1938  Algiers
1939  Stand Up and Fight
1939  The Last Turning
1939  Wife, Husband and Friend
1944  Double Indemnity
1944  Gypsy Wildcat
1944  Ossessione
1945  Mildred Pierce
1946  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947  Out of the Past
1956  Serenade
1956  Slightly Scarlet
1959  For the Sake of a Woman
1968  Interlude
1973  Double Indemnity
1981  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982  Butterfly
1986  Big Trouble
1988  The Power of Speech
1995  Girl in the Cadillac
1998  Passion
2004  Buai Laju-Laju
2017  National Theatre Live: Obsession

Story:
1934  She Made Her Bed
1938  Algiers
1939  Stand Up and Fight
1939  The Last Turning
1939  When Tomorrow Comes
1939  Wife, Husband and Friend
1940  Money and the Woman
1944  Double Indemnity
1944  Gypsy Wildcat
1944  Ossessione
1945  Mildred Pierce
1946  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947  Out of the Past
1949  Everybody Does It
1956  Serenade
1956  Slightly Scarlet
1957  Interlude
1959  For the Sake of a Woman
1968  Interlude
1973  Double Indemnity
1981  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982  Butterfly
1986  Big Trouble
1988  The Power of Speech
1995  Girl in the Cadillac
1998  Passion
2004  Buai Laju-Laju
2017  National Theatre Live: Obsession

Writer:
1934  She Made Her Bed
1938  Algiers
1938  Blockade
1939  Stand Up and Fight
1939  The Last Turning
1939  When Tomorrow Comes
1939  Wife, Husband and Friend
1940  Money and the Woman
1941  The Shanghai Gesture
1944  Double Indemnity
1944  Gypsy Wildcat
1944  Ossessione
1945  Mildred Pierce
1946  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947  Out of the Past
1949  Everybody Does It
1956  Serenade
1956  Slightly Scarlet
1957  Interlude
1959  For the Sake of a Woman
1968  Interlude
1973  Double Indemnity
1981  The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982  Butterfly
1986  Big Trouble
1988  The Power of Speech
1995  Girl in the Cadillac
1998  Passion
2004  Buai Laju-Laju
2017  National Theatre Live: Obsession

Creator:
2011  Mildred Pierce

Novel:
2011  Mildred Pierce

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