# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dashiell-hammett
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:04:31.966Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/dashiell-hammett"
name: "Dashiell Hammett"
slug: "dashiell-hammett"
description: "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."
tagline: "American writer (1894–1961)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1894-05-27"
deathDate: "1961-01-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump