Dashiell Hammett
| Dashiell Hammett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samuel Dashiell Hammett May 27, 1894 St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States |
| Died | January 10, 1961 (aged 66) New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1929–1951 |
| Genre | Crime and detective fiction |
| Spouse | Josephine Dolan (1921–1937; divorced; 2 children) |
| Partner | Lillian Hellman (1931–1961) |
| Children | Mary Jane Hammett (b. 1921) Josephine Hammett (b. 1926) |
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (/ˈsæmjuːəl dəˈʃiːl ˈhæmət/; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse).
Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time". In his obituary in The New York Times, he was described as "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."Time magazine included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005. His novels and stories also had a significant influence on films.
Hammett was born on a farm in Saint Mary's County, Maryland. His parents were Richard Thomas Hammett and Anne Bond Dashiell; his mother belonged to an old Maryland family, whose name in French was De Chiel. Known as Sam, Hammett was baptized a Catholic, and grew up in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
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