Dashiell Hammett

American writer.

Born June 25th, 1894 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Occupations
journalist, literary critic, novelist, prosaist, screenwriter, writer
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi