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Bookmark or Share- How Dashiell Hammett Took on Hollywood and Shaped Modern Copyright LawFew early twentieth-century authors of crime and detective fiction are as well remembered today as Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961): author of The Maltese Falcon, supposed inventor of the hard-boiled detective genre, alcoholic and serial adulterer, not-so-secret lover of the playwright Lillian Hellman, and (depending upon your political persuasion) Communist activist or martyr to liberal ...
- 50 Years After His Death, A New Thrill From Hammett - NPRHammett, who died in January 1961, gets yet another mystery-magazine byline this week with a story called "So I Shot Him."
- Books by Dashiell Hammett (Author of The Maltese Falcon) - GoodreadsDashiell Hammett has 512 books on Goodreads with 442390 ratings. Dashiell Hammett’s most popular book is The Maltese Falcon.
- Dashiell Hammett - WikipediaSamuel Dashiell Hammett (/ ˈ d æ ʃ ə l ˈ h æ m ɪ t / DASH-əl HAM-it; [2] May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist.
- Dashiell Hammett - Encyclopedia.comWidely considered the father of hard-boiled detective fiction, Hammett is also more than a crime writer, according to many critics, including Layman. "Hammett transcended the boundaries of detective fiction in his best work and displayed a stunning talent," Layman further explained to Rogers.
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