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Dashiell Hammett

1894 - 1961

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Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( DASH-əl HAM-it; 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. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), The Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9. Hammett is regarded as one of the very best mystery writers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dashiell Hammett is the 805th most popular writer (up from 879th in 2019), the 1,122nd most popular biography from United States (down from 968th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Writer.

Dashiell Hammett is most famous for his detective novels such as "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man."

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Among writers, Dashiell Hammett ranks 805 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Anouilh, Felix Salten, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Fatema Mernissi, Theodoret, and Tove Ditlevsen. After him are Max Jacob, L. Frank Baum, Zeami Motokiyo, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, Cesare Pavese, and Joseph of Anchieta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Dashiell Hammett ranks 33. Before him are Kiichiro Toyoda, Alfred Kinsey, C. R. Swart, Hermann Oberth, Otto Grotewohl, and Satyendra Nath Bose. After him are Benjamin Graham, Arthur Nebe, Wilhelm Bittrich, Fyodor Tolbukhin, Alexander Dovzhenko, and Wäinö Aaltonen. Among people deceased in 1961, Dashiell Hammett ranks 22. Before him are Maria of Yugoslavia, Frantz Fanon, Otto Loewi, Rafael Trujillo, Kurt Meyer, and Adnan Menderes. After him are Sergio Osmeña, Luigi Einaudi, Paul Landowski, Akiba Rubinstein, Blaise Cendrars, and Wolfgang von Trips.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dashiell Hammett ranks 1,122 out of 20,380. Before him are James Gunn (1966), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), Benjamin Guggenheim (1865), Martin Seligman (1942), Gena Rowlands (1930), and Dickinson W. Richards (1895). After him are Kenneth Arrow (1921), Anne Sullivan (1866), Charley Patton (1891), David Fincher (1962), Mahershala Ali (1974), and George H. Hitchings (1905).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dashiell Hammett ranks 82. Before him are Ed McBain (1926), Louise Hay (1926), Sinclair Lewis (1885), Neal Cassady (1926), H. L. Mencken (1880), and Marilyn vos Savant (1946). After him are L. Frank Baum (1856), Robert Ludlum (1927), William Saroyan (1908), James Jones (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), and John Dos Passos (1896).

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