Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

Writer. Born 27 May 1894 in Saint Mary's County, Maryland, USA. Died 10 January 1961.

3

Titles on Fi1m

81

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

1

Oscar nomination

Born

27 May 1894, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, USA

Died

10 January 1961

Active

1934–1943

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Dashiell Hammett — Dashiell HammettPhotographer unattributed; published by Knopf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

New York, Ny: Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) Alpheus Hinton, Abner Green, Fredrick Vanderbilt Field, and unidentified U.S. Marshall. (1951) — New York, Ny: Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) Alpheus Hinton, Abner Green, Fredrick Vanderbilt Field, and unidentified U.S. Marshall. (1951)Unknown, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

New York, Ny: Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) Alpheus Hinton, Abner Green, Fredrick Vanderbilt Field, and unidentified U.S. Marshall. (1951) — New York, Ny: Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) Alpheus Hinton, Abner Green, Fredrick Vanderbilt Field, and unidentified U.S. Marshall. (1951)Unknown, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

John's Grill plaque - San Francisco, California, USA. This plaque commemorates John's Grill, the site where Dashiell Hammett wrote "The Maltese Falcon". (2014) — John's Grill plaque - San Francisco, California, USA. This plaque commemorates John's Grill, the site where Dashiell Hammett wrote "The Maltese Falcon". (2014)Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Dashiell Hammett — Dashiell HammettImage via TMDB

Formerly the Hotel Kenmore, where novelist Nathanael West was the night clerk; he let his literary friends sleep over for free, including Dashiell Hammett, who (2009) — Formerly the Hotel Kenmore, where novelist Nathanael West was the night clerk; he let his literary friends sleep over for free, including Dashiell Hammett, who (2009)Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Photographer unattributed; published by Knopf, Public domain; Unknown, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain; Unknown, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain; Daderot, CC0 (licence); Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City, CC BY 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.