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How Did Dashiell Hammett Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66
Also known asДэшил Хэммет, Сэмюэл Дэшилл Хэммет, Samuel Dashiell HammettGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/05/1894Born inSaint Mary's County, Maryland, USADied10/01/1961 (aged 66)Died inNew York CityCauselung cancerWikidataQ186335 ↗Buried atArlington National CemeteryTMDb#5165 ↗

Samuel Dashiell Hammett 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, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.

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YearTitleCharacterAge at
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1982The Case of Dashiell HammettMovie—88