1894–1961
Dashiell Hammett
American writer
66years old at death
24,334days lived
43%of the people on this site died younger
Dashiell Hammett was born on 27 May 1894 and died on 10 January 1961, aged 66 years and 228 days. That is 24,334 days in all.
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