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Dashiell Hammett was a human author of mystery and detective novels in the 20th century. (TOS novel: Planet of Judgment) Hammett is best know for creating the character of private investigator Sam Spade. Zak Kebron was a fan of Hammett's work, having read many of his stories while attending Starfleet Academy. (NF novel: Stone and Anvil)

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  • Dashiell Hammett was a human author of mystery and detective novels in the 20th century. (TOS novel: Planet of Judgment) Hammett is best know for creating the character of private investigator Sam Spade. Zak Kebron was a fan of Hammett's work, having read many of his stories while attending Starfleet Academy. (NF novel: Stone and Anvil)
  • Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), born Samuel Dashiell Hammett, was an American author whose name became synonymous with "hard-boiled" detective fiction. His best known creations were Sam Spade, the star of The Maltese Falcon, and Nick and Nora Charles from The Thin Man, all of whom gained greater fame through the many film and television adaptations and sequels.
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  • Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), born Samuel Dashiell Hammett, was an American author whose name became synonymous with "hard-boiled" detective fiction. His best known creations were Sam Spade, the star of The Maltese Falcon, and Nick and Nora Charles from The Thin Man, all of whom gained greater fame through the many film and television adaptations and sequels. The 1941 film of The Maltese Falcon starring Humphrey Bogart is the best known cinematic adaptation of Hammett (though it was actually the third version), while The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, with original scripts, ran on radio from 1946 through 1951. The Thin Man meanwhile was opened out into six movies between 1934 and 1947, and a comparable radio series (1941-1950). Other media adaptations were based on Hammett's novel The Glass Key and works starring the author's more obscure sleuth, the Continental Op (renamed and reimagined for each adaptation). While in Hollywood, Hammett also scripted the 1943 drama Watch on the Rhine, netting an Academy Award nomination for best screenplay. A strong anti-fascist but also a known member of the Communist Party, Hammett was blacklisted in the 1950s, leading to the demise of the radio shows based on his works. It was only a temporary setback, however, as Spade and Nick and Nora remain iconic pop culture figures today.
  • Dashiell Hammett was a human author of mystery and detective novels in the 20th century. (TOS novel: Planet of Judgment) Hammett is best know for creating the character of private investigator Sam Spade. Zak Kebron was a fan of Hammett's work, having read many of his stories while attending Starfleet Academy. (NF novel: Stone and Anvil)
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