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Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)

Alias:
Samuel Dashiell Hammett
Дэшил Хэммет
Сэмюэл Дэшилл Хэммет

Birthplace:
Saint Mary's County, Maryland, USA

Born:
May 27, 1894

Died:
January 10, 1961

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Dashiell Hammett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1986  The Gang

Characters:
1937  Secret Agent X-9
1938  Have You Got Any Castles?
1941  Shadow of the Thin Man
1944  The Thin Man Goes Home
1945  Secret Agent X-9
1947  Song of the Thin Man
1975  Nick and Nora
1975  The Black Bird
1986  The Gang

Novel:
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1931  The Maltese Falcon
1934  The Thin Man
1935  The Glass Key
1936  Satan Met a Lady
1937  Secret Agent X-9
1938  Have You Got Any Castles?
1941  Shadow of the Thin Man
1941  The Maltese Falcon
1942  The Glass Key
1944  The Thin Man Goes Home
1945  Secret Agent X-9
1947  Song of the Thin Man
1975  Nick and Nora
1975  The Black Bird
1978  The Crimson Night of the Hawk
1981  The Wizard of Malta
1986  The Gang
2002  No Good Deed

Screenplay:
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1931  The Maltese Falcon
1934  The Thin Man
1935  The Glass Key
1936  Satan Met a Lady
1937  Secret Agent X-9
1938  Have You Got Any Castles?
1941  Shadow of the Thin Man
1941  The Maltese Falcon
1942  The Glass Key
1943  Watch on the Rhine
1944  The Thin Man Goes Home
1945  Secret Agent X-9
1947  Song of the Thin Man
1975  Nick and Nora
1975  The Black Bird
1978  The Crimson Night of the Hawk
1981  The Wizard of Malta
1986  The Gang
2002  No Good Deed

Short Story:
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1931  The Maltese Falcon
1934  The Thin Man
1934  Woman in the Dark
1935  The Glass Key
1936  Satan Met a Lady
1937  Secret Agent X-9
1938  Have You Got Any Castles?
1941  Shadow of the Thin Man
1941  The Maltese Falcon
1942  The Glass Key
1943  Watch on the Rhine
1944  The Thin Man Goes Home
1945  Secret Agent X-9
1947  Song of the Thin Man
1975  Nick and Nora
1975  The Black Bird
1978  The Crimson Night of the Hawk
1981  The Wizard of Malta
1986  The Gang
2002  No Good Deed

Story:
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1931  City Streets
1931  The Maltese Falcon
1934  The Thin Man
1934  Woman in the Dark
1935  Mister Dynamite
1935  The Glass Key
1936  After the Thin Man
1936  Satan Met a Lady
1937  Secret Agent X-9
1938  Have You Got Any Castles?
1939  Another Thin Man
1941  Shadow of the Thin Man
1941  The Maltese Falcon
1942  The Glass Key
1943  Watch on the Rhine
1944  The Thin Man Goes Home
1945  Secret Agent X-9
1947  Song of the Thin Man
1975  Nick and Nora
1975  The Black Bird
1978  The Crimson Night of the Hawk
1981  The Wizard of Malta
1986  The Gang
2002  No Good Deed

Thanks:
1930  Roadhouse Nights
1931  City Streets
1931  The Maltese Falcon
1934  The Thin Man
1934  Woman in the Dark
1935  Mister Dynamite
1935  The Glass Key
1936  After the Thin Man
1936  Satan Met a Lady
1937  Secret Agent X-9
1938  Have You Got Any Castles?
1939  Another Thin Man
1941  Shadow of the Thin Man
1941  The Maltese Falcon
1942  The Glass Key
1943  Watch on the Rhine
1944  The Thin Man Goes Home
1945  Secret Agent X-9
1947  Song of the Thin Man
1975  Nick and Nora
1975  The Black Bird
1978  The Crimson Night of the Hawk
1981  The Wizard of Malta
1986  The Gang
2002  No Good Deed
2005  Let Sleeping Guns Lie

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TV Production

Characters:
2024  Monsieur Spade

Novel:
1978  The Dain Curse
2024  Monsieur Spade

Story:
1978  The Dain Curse
1993  Fallen Angels
2024  Monsieur Spade

Writer:
1948  Studio One
1978  The Dain Curse
1993  Fallen Angels
2024  Monsieur Spade

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