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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:

Is portrayed by Sam Shepard in Dash and Lilly (1999) (TV). more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

NewsDesk:
(17 articles)

A Glimpse into the Origins of Film Noir
(From SoundOnSight. 18 October 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
Robert Towne: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 8 October 2009, 10:54 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Dashiell Hammet

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The House on Turk Street (2002)	(story)	2002	-	5.6 (3,091)
	AKAs: No Good Deed (USA: DVD title)
2.	"Fallen Angels" (1993)	(1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	6.6 (135)
	1 TV episode: Fly Paper (1995) (story)
3.	Miller's Crossing (1990)	(novels "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key") (uncredited)	1990	-	8.0 (40,069)

4.	Sam Spade jagt den Malteser Falken (1986)	(novel "The Maltese Falcon")	1986	-	-

5.	Bande (1985)	(novel "The Glass Key")	1985	-	6.4 (9)
	AKAs: Svora (Soviet Union: Russian title)
6.	The Wizard of Malta (1981)	(book "The Maltese Falcon")	1981	-	6.7 (13)

7.	La ciudad maldita (1978)	(novel "Red Harvest")	1978	-	-
	AKAs: La notte rossa del falco (Italy)
8.	"The Dain Curse" (1978)	(novel)	1978	-	6.5 (69)
	AKAs: Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse'
9.	The Black Bird (1975)	(characters)	1975	-	5.3 (215)

10.	"Wide World Mystery" (1973)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.6 (11)
	1 TV episode: Nick and Nora (1975) (characters)
11.	"The Thin Man" (1957)	(72 episodes, 1957-1959)	1959	-	7.6 (50)
	72 TV episodes: Paradise Discovered (1959) (characters) Cherchez la Sexpot (1959) (characters) Bat McKidderick (1959) (characters) Cold Cargo (1959) (characters) Dear Dead Days (1959) (characters) 67 episodes not shown.
12.	The Fat Man (1951)	(characters)	1951	-	6.5 (57)

13.	"Studio One" (1948)	(2 episodes, 1949)	1949	-	8.5 (51)
	AKAs: Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title) Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title) Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title) 2 TV episodes: Two Sharp Knives (1949) (story) The Glass Key (1949) (story)
14.	Song of the Thin Man (1947)	(characters)	1947	-	6.8 (1,445)

15.	Secret Agent X-9 (1945)	(comic books) (uncredited)	1945	-	6.4 (29)

16.	The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)	(characters)	1944	-	7.2 (1,612)

17.	Watch on the Rhine (1943)	(writer)	1943	-	7.4 (1,165)

18.	The Glass Key (1942)	(novel)	1942	-	7.3 (1,250)

19.	Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)	(characters)	1941	-	7.1 (1,669)

20.	The Maltese Falcon (1941)	(novel)	1941	-	8.4 (46,847)

21.	Another Thin Man (1939)	(story)	1939	-	7.3 (2,040)
	AKAs: Return of the Thin Man (USA: promotional title)
22.	Secret Agent X-9 (1937)	(character) (uncredited)	1937	-	6.3 (28)

23.	After the Thin Man (1936)	(story)	1936	-	7.5 (3,266)

24.	Satan Met a Lady (1936)	(novel)	1936	-	5.9 (765)

25.	The Glass Key (1935)	(novel)	1935	-	6.8 (78)

26.	Mister Dynamite (1935)	(story "On the Make")	1935	-	6.8 (10)
	AKAs: Mr. Dynamite (USA: poster title)
27.	Woman in the Dark (1934)	(story)	1934	-	5.9 (32)
	AKAs: Woman in the Shadows
28.	The Thin Man (1934)	(novel)	1934	-	8.0 (11,018)

29.	The Maltese Falcon (1931)	(novel)	1931	-	7.4 (1,104)
	AKAs: Dangerous Female (USA: TV title)
30.	City Streets (1931)	(story)	1931	-	7.5 (205)

31.	Roadhouse Nights (1930)	(novel "Red Harvest")	1930	-	6.1 (15)
	AKAs: The River Inn

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Continental (1990)	(acknowledgment) (as Dashiell Hammet)	1990	-	4.3 (20)

2.	El crack (1981)	(dedicatee)	1981	-	7.0 (200)
	AKAs: 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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