Dashiell Hammett

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What Wikipedia says

Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( duh-SHEEL HAM-it; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist.

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