Who was Dashiell Hammett?
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We can be forgiven for thinking of Dashiell Hammett as a San Francisco writer. The Maltese Falcon takes place in Northern California, where Hammett somehow transformed himself from a tubercular detective for the Pinkerton Agency into a novelist for the ages. But Hammetts roots in Los Angeles run deep. Here, in the 30s, he worked on several pictures while under contract to the studios. Here he began his lifelong affair with Lillian Hellman. And here he returned frequently over the years to visit his beloved daughters. Zócalo and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs brought together a panel of writers, family members, and scholars to culminate L.A.s month-long celebration of this great California novelist. Among the mysteries discussed, if not solved: Why did Hammett fall creatively silent for the last three decades of his life? Why is there no movie version of The Red Harvest? How did he influence the L.A. Noir scene? And the ultimate, unanswerable question: Hammett or Chandler?
Hammett over Chandler. I like Chandler but he is often a bit too flowery for hard-boiled novels IMO. And Hammett was a little better at bitter social critique in 'Red Harvest', though Chandler was good (especially when dealing with attitudes against Hispanics).
Not either or.. Thank God !
I wish he would promise to not talking so much wasting words.
He was (DH) a continental OP
He was a genius
This is great, only 21 thumbs up in 11 years ? Hmm. Noir fans not doing thier homework on the literature that is the foundation of Noir. Typical, Hammett oozes San Francisco.. but if LA lures him with money or climate.. or work.. they want to claim him as thieirs ? Uh Huh. In what story did Hammett ever set it in L.A. ? That's Chandler baby.
RE: Dashiell Hammett-- Its hard for me to admire a communist.... tho some good stories when there was nothing else..