Hammett was the subject of a 1982 prime time PBS biography, The Case of Dashiell Hammett, that won a Peabody Award and a special Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

Dashiell Hammett was an American writer who created the hard-boiled school of detective fiction. His books include The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1934), and his famous characters …

Hammett is a fictional story about the great writer Dashiell Hammett (played by Frederic Forrest). The story finds the writer retired from the Pinkerton Detectice Agency and nursing bad lungs and a taste …

Hammett is a 1982 American neo-noir [3] mystery film directed by Wim Wenders and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay was written by Ross Thomas and Dennis …

1 day ago · Paul Quinn men's basketball coach Leshawn Hammett reportedly out after one season following the transition to the HBCU Athletic Conference.

Dec 30, 2003 · Hammett spent his early twenties working as a detective in San Francisco before enlisting in the army during World War I.

Apr 9, 2026 · Dashiell Hammett's hard-boiled detective novels like "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man" pioneered the noir genre and influenced generations of mystery writers and filmmakers. While …

Hammett wrote most of his detective fiction during the time he was living in San Francisco (the 1920s). Specific streets and locations in San Francisco are frequently mentioned in his stories.

1 day ago · Hammett brings 30 years of aerospace expertise, including six years at Radiance and 24 years of active-duty Air Force service.

Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of Hard Boiled Detective fiction. He can even be considered a pioneer in the genre as it has influenced many in the genre especially writers like …