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Dashiell Hammett

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Profession
Novelist
Died
Jan 10, 1961
Zodiac
Gemini
Born in
Maryland
About
Author of such renowned detective novels as The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, and The Glass Key. He is famous for his legendary hard-boiled detective protagonists, Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles.
Family
He married Joesephine Dolan; the couple's two daughters, Mary Jane and Josephine, were born in 1921 and 1926. Following his divorce, he had high profile relationships with author Nell Martin and playwright Lillian Hellman.

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