- Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist
Born: | 27 May 1894 Comment | When did Dashiell Hammett die? / Died | 10 January 1961 | How many years did Dashiell Hammett live? / Lived | 66 years | Zodiac sign: | Gemini |
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Dashiell Hammett facts
- Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse)
- 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 magazine included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005
- His novels and stories also had a significant influence on films
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