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James M. Cain
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American novelist, short story writer, journalist (1892–1977)
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James Mallahan Cain was an American screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and reporter. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892, he served in the 79th Infantry Division during World War I. Cain worked for The Baltimore Sun and began his writing career in 1934. He wrote in English and was educated at Washington College.
His notable works include the detective fiction novels The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Other titles attributed to him are Murder on the Railways, El carter sempre truca dues vegades, An American Authors' Authority, A subtreasury of American humor, and The Avon All American fiction reader. Cain died in University Park in 1977.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1977
- Works
- 110
Top works
- פרפרי אהבה
- Murder on the Railways
- El carter sempre truca dues vegades
- An American Authors' Authority
- A subtreasury of American humor
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Film & TV
Annapolis, Maryland, USA
James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.
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Key facts
- Born
- James Mallahan Cain , ( 1892-07-01 ) July 1, 1892, Annapolis, Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- October 27, 1977 (1977-10-27) (aged 85), University Park, Maryland , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist, journalist
- Alma mater
- Washington College
- Genre
- Crime
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Annapolis
- Place of death
- University Park
- Educated at
- Washington College
- Employer
- The Baltimore Sun
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Double Indemnity
- Field of work
- journalism
- Genre
- detective fiction
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- 79th Infantry Division
- Image
- James M. Cain.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1892-07-01
- date of death
- 1977-10-27
- Commons category
- James M. Cain
- name in native language
- James Mallahan Cain
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- James M. Cain
- P12674
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Encyclopedic overview
James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction.
His novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Double Indemnity (1936), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941) and The Butterfly (1947) brought him critical acclaim and an immense popular readership in America and abroad.
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