Author: Dashiell Hammett
Alternate names: Dashiel Hammett; Samuel Dashiell Hammett; dashiell hammett; D. Hammett; d. Hammett; Dasshiell Hammett; Hammett D; Dashiell Hamett; Dashiell Hammet; Dasiell Hammett
Born: 1894-05-27
Died: 1961-01-10
Bio: American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. 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.