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Overview

Date of Birth:

27 May 1894, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA more

Date of Death:

10 January 1961, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

Dashiell Hammett was born 27 May 1894, St Mary's County, Maryland, to... more

Trivia:

Portrayed by Jason Robards in Julia (1977) and Frederic Forrest in... more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

NewsDesk:
(20 articles)

'Bad Lieutenant' producers option 'Gun'
(From digitalspy. 4 December 2009, 6:20 PM, PST)
Bad Lieutenant Producers Set To Tackle Gun, With Occasional Music
(From Cinema Blend. 4 December 2009, 9:34 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Dashiell Hammet

Filmography

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No Good Deed (2002) (story)
"Fallen Angels" (1 episode, 1995)
- Fly Paper (1995) TV episode (story)
Miller's Crossing (1990) (novels "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key") (uncredited)
Sam Spade jagt den Malteser Falken (1986) (novel "The Maltese Falcon")
Bande (1985) (novel "The Glass Key")
... aka Svora (Soviet Union: Russian title)
The Wizard of Malta (1981) (book "The Maltese Falcon")
La ciudad maldita (1978) (novel "Red Harvest")
... aka La notte rossa del falco (Italy)
"The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series (novel)
... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse'
The Black Bird (1975) (characters)
"Wide World Mystery" (1 episode, 1975)
- Nick and Nora (1975) TV episode (characters)
"The Thin Man" (72 episodes, 1957-1959)
    - Paradise Discovered (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Cherchez la Sexpot (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Bat McKidderick (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Cold Cargo (1959) TV episode (characters)
    - Dear Dead Days (1959) TV episode (characters)
      (67 more)
The Fat Man (1951) (characters)
"Studio One" (2 episodes, 1949)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Two Sharp Knives (1949) TV episode (story)
- The Glass Key (1949) TV episode (story)
Song of the Thin Man (1947) (characters)
Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (comic books) (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) (characters)
Watch on the Rhine (1943) (writer)
The Glass Key (1942) (novel)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (characters)
The Maltese Falcon (1941) (novel)
Another Thin Man (1939) (story)
... aka Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title)
Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (character) (uncredited)
After the Thin Man (1936) (story)
Satan Met a Lady (1936) (novel)
The Glass Key (1935) (novel)
Mister Dynamite (1935) (story "On the Make")
... aka Mr. Dynamite (USA: poster title)
Woman in the Dark (1934) (story)
... aka Woman in the Shadows
The Thin Man (1934) (novel)
The Maltese Falcon (1931) (novel)
... aka Dangerous Female (USA: TV title)
City Streets (1931) (story)
Roadhouse Nights (1930) (novel "Red Harvest")
... aka The River Inn

Thanks:

1990s
1980s

Continental (1990) (acknowledgment) (as Dashiell Hammet)
El crack (1981) (dedicatee)
... aka The Crack (International: English title: informal literal title)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Red Harvest (1929) more

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 5 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 4 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

Genres:

Mystery | Comedy | Drama | Crime more

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Private Detective more

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