Novelist
Dashiell Hammett
A Pinkerton detective before he was a writer, he invented the hard-boiled style and went to prison in 1951 for refusing to name names.
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.
- Born
- 1894-05-27, Saint Marys County, Maryland, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1961-01-10, New York, New York, USAA Tuesday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1894-05-27, Saint Marys County, Maryland, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 6°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 4°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 14°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 22°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 12°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 12°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 18°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 12°21′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 12°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 10°10′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1961-01-10, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 20°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 27°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 23°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 6°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 4°32′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 16°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 20°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 25°05′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 7°52′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Dashiell Hammett was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.