Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett was an American author of detective fiction during the 1920s and 1930s. Critics and authors maintain that his work is still influencing the genre today.MysteryNet.com: Dashiell Hammett January Magazine: Let's Talk About the Black Bird (February 2005)

After dropping out of school, Hammett worked a number of odd jobs until joining the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.Books and Writers: Dashiell Hammett One of the most celebrated cases he worked on for Pinkerton was gathering evidence for the defense of Fatty Arbuckle.January Magazine: Let's Talk About the Black Bird (February 2005) His experiences as a detective had an obvious influence on his writing career; however, he reportedly grew disgusted with the agency's involvement in union strike breaking, and left in 1921.MysteryNet.com: Dashiell Hammett

Hammett published his first short story in 1922, and quickly gained notoriety among critics and the reading public for his realistic, unsentimental portrayal of crime.January Magazine: Let's Talk About the Black Bird (February 2005) During his life, he published five novels and over 80 short stories, in addition to a comic strip and work in radio and film; a sixth novel was published posthumously. His work has been adapted into numerous films, including the classic 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon and 1934's The Thin Man, which spawned several sequels.Thrilling Detective: Dashiell Hammett

"Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse; and with the means at hand, not hand-wrought dueling pistols, curare and tropical fish. He put these people down on paper as they were, and he made them talk and think in the language they customarily used for these purposes"—Raymond ChandlerJanuary Magazine: Let's Talk About the Black Bird (February 2005)

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• 1930: Roadhouse Nights - IMDb Listing

• 1931: The Maltese Falcon]] (a.k.a. Dangerous Female) - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1931: City Streets - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1934: Woman in the Dark - IMDb Listing

• 1934: The Thin Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1935: The Glass Key - IMDb Listing

• 1935: Mister Dynamite - IMDb Listing

• 1936: Satan Met a Lady - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1936: After the Thin Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1937: Secret Agent X-9 - IMDb Listing

• 1939: Another Thin Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1941: The Maltese Falcon - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1941: Shadow of the Thin Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1942: The Glass Key - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1944: The Thin Man Goes Home - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1945: Secret Agent X-9 - IMDb Listing

• 1947: Song of the Thin Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1951: The Fat Man - IMDb Listing

• 1975: The Black Bird - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1982: Hammett - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2002: The House on Turk Street (a.k.a. No Good Deed) - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews