Who is Sam Spade
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Meet Sam Spade
Dashiell Hammett in only a handful of stories created one of the most enduring detectives in literature. The Maltese Falcon made Sam Spade one of the most famous detectives in fiction.
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“Don't worry about the story's goofiness. A sensible one would have had us all in the cooler.”
Sam Spade Links
- Sam Spade
- Created by Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) "When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it. It doesn't matter what you thought of him. He was your partner and you're supposed to do something about it."
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Directed by John Huston. With Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George. Sam Spade, a private detective, gets involved in a murderous hunt for a valuable statuette. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussions, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Fan Sites
- Sam Spade Radio Shows on the Internet Archive
- Download the radio show!
Dashiell Hammett books from Amazon
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Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade
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- American Masters . Dashiell Hammett | PBS
- Dashiell Hammett was born on the eastern shore of Maryland in 1894. The second of three children, he dropped out of school at the age of thirteen. He worked a succession of low-paying jobs including freight clerk, railroad laborer, messenger boy, and stevedore. In 1915 he began working on and off as a detective for the Pinkerton Agency.
- Dashiell Hammett
- Dashiell Hammett, author of hard-boiled detective fiction including Maltese Falcon, Thin Man and other mysteries
- Authors and Creators: Dashiell Hammett
- Authors and Creators - Dashiell Hammett
Also wrote as Peter Collinson, Daghull Hammett, Samuel Dashiell, Mary Jane Hammett (1894-1961) "Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people
that commit it for reasons."
--Raymond Chandler
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- Who said, "Thank you, Sam Spade" and what was the response?
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- Neat lens. I enjoyed reading all about Sam Spade and learned some new things as well. Thanks
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