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Dashiell Hammett 05.27.1894 - 01.10.1961 (67 years old)

Dashiell Hammett was an author famous for his detective short stories and novels. The American author was also very active in politics. His most notable works include “The Maltese Falcon” and “The Red harvest”. Click here to read more about Dashiell Hammett

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (084) the thin man	1936-06-08
suspense	two sharp knives	1942-12-22
Sam Spade	lux radio theater () the maltese falcon	1943-02-08
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (382) the maltese falcon	1943-02-08
suspense	two sharp knives	1945-06-07
academy award theater	the maltese falcon	1946-07-03
studio one	the glass key	1948-04-13
Sam Spade	sam spade (156) the apple of eve caper	1949-06-19
Sam Spade	sam spade (232) the chateau mccloud caper	1951-01-26

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Happy birthday to, author, Dashiell Hammett! Famous for his hard-boiled detective novels Hammett brought life to characters like Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man.

Mike

Born in St. Mary's County, Maryland 5/27/1894; died 1/10/1961 of complications from from lung cancer that was detected in 11/60 in New York City. Originator of the "hard-boiled" school of detective fiction. Hammett was a Pinkerton detective for eight years before the outbreak of WWI. Created the Thin Man in his novels that was adapted to The Adventures Of The Thin Man on the CBS, NBC and ABC Radio Networks (1941-1951); NBC-TV (1957-1959). Created The Fat Man on ABC-Radio (1946-1951). Creator of Sam Spade in his novels that was adapted to The Adventures Of Sam Spade on the CBS and NBC Radio Networks (1946-1951).

Jack

Dashiell Hammett 05.27.1894 - 01.10.1961 (67 years old)

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