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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:

Director George Lucas tipped his hat to Hammett by naming one of his companies... more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

NewsDesk:
(12 articles)

Streep at 60: Julia (1977)
(From FilmExperience. 11 June 2009, 6:30 AM, PDT)
Family Values
(From IFC. 14 May 2009, 11:09 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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The House on Turk Street (2002) (story)
... aka No Good Deed (USA: DVD title)
"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")
"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)
... 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 (1944) (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)
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 | Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Private Detective more

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