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For refusing to testify against fellow Communists, this "Maltese Falcon" author spent 5 months in prison |
Dashiell Hammett
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A BIT ABOUT AUTHORS |
2015-06-24 |
#7098 |
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The man behind Sam Spade, he worked for 8 years as a detective for the Pinkerton agency |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS' FORMER JOBS |
2012-12-20 |
#6504 |
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Born 1894, became Hellman's man in 1930, case solved for good 1961 |
Dashiell Hammett
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BORN & DIED: AUTHORS EDITION |
2012-06-06 |
#6393 |
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"It's all right, Miles," Spade told him. "Come in. Miss Wonderly, this is Mr. Archer, my partner" |
Dashiell Hammett
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NAME THE AUTHOR |
2009-10-22 |
#5774 |
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Sam Spade |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS & THEIR SLEUTHS |
2009-03-30 |
#5661 |
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In "Julia", Jane Fonda played Lillian Hellman & Jason Robards played this author, her lover |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS ON FILM |
2001-06-28 |
#3889 |
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Sam Spade |
Dashiell Hammett
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$600 |
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AUTHORS & THEIR SLEUTHS |
2001-03-20 |
#3817 |
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He claimed that as a Pinkerton detective, he had worked the Fatty Arbuckle & Nicky Arnstein cases |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS |
1998-02-18 |
#3108 |
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His first 2 novels were "Red Harvest & "The Dain Curse", both published in 1929 |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS |
1996-06-28 |
#2740 |
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This author best known for his detective novels co-wrote the screenplay for "Watch on the Rhine" |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS |
1994-09-08 |
#2299 |
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He was from St. Mary's County, Maryland, but set Sam Spade's office in San Francisco |
Dashiell Hammett
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AUTHORS' BIRTHPLACES |
1993-06-18 |
#2040 |
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He wrote "The Thin Man" at a hotel managed by author Nathanael West |
Dashiell Hammett
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$400 |
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AUTHORS |
1993-05-18 |
#2017 |
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Jason Robards won an Oscar for this role, Lillian Hellman's lover, in "Julia" |
Dashiell Hammett
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$400 |
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MOVIE AUTHORS |
1988-05-24 |
#872 |
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This author's real 1st name was the one he gave to his detective Sam Spade |
Dashiell Hammett
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$600 |
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AUTHORS |
1987-05-18 |
#636 |