Papers, 1949-1952.

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Papers, 1949-1952.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/707937414

Collection consists of correspondence between Dashiell Hammett and his secretary, Muriel Alexander.

ca. 60 items.

Indiana University

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Indiana University

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Alexander, Muriel.

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Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961

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American novelist and short story writer. From the description of Dashiell Hammett Papers, 1923-1974. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 85058436 Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland on May 27, 1894 to a family long in the county. After working as a youth to help support his family, he left home in 1914 and worked as a detective before enlisting in the U.S. Army during Wo...

Hammett, Dashiell, 1949-1961

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Novelist and short story writer. Dashiell Hammett was born in St. Mary's County, M.D. and raised in Philadelphia and Baltimore. After enlisting in the Army Ambulance Corps during the First World War (where he contracted tuberculosis) and working at various times across the country for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Hammett began writing short stories for publications such as The Black Mask. Hammett went on to publish five novels after which he spend the rest of his career writing screenplays an...