James M. Cain

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crime fiction writer human journalist novelist

James M. Cain was an American novelist and journalist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction, including classics like "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity."

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James M. Cain canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime fiction writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1892-07-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1977-10-27 ⓘ
educatedAt Washington College ⓘ
employer Writers Guild of America West ⓘ
surface form: Screen Writers Guild (as screenwriter in Hollywood)

The Baltimore Sun ⓘ
The New Yorker ⓘ
familyName Cain ⓘ
fullName James Mallahan Cain ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
hardboiled fiction ⓘ
noir fiction ⓘ
givenName James ⓘ
hasAdaptation Double Indemnity ⓘ
surface form: Double Indemnity (1944 film)

Mildred Pierce (1945 film) ⓘ
Mildred Pierce ⓘ
surface form: Mildred Pierce (2011 miniseries)

The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ
surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)

The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ
surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
influenced American noir fiction ⓘ
influencedBy American journalism ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement hardboiled school ⓘ
notableFor hardboiled crime novels featuring ordinary people drawn into crime ⓘ
notableWork Double Indemnity ⓘ
Love's Lovely Counterfeit ⓘ
Mildred Pierce (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Mildred Pierce

Past All Dishonor ⓘ
Serenade ⓘ
The Butterfly ⓘ
The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ
occupation journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Annapolis ⓘ
surface form: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath Hyattsville, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence California, United States ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
surface form: Maryland, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Aileen Pringle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elina Tyszecka ⓘ
Florence Macbeth ⓘ
Lila Jeanne Cain ⓘ
workPeriod 20th century ⓘ
writingStyle colloquial dialogue ⓘ
first-person narrative ⓘ

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The Postman Always Rings Twice → authorOfSourceWork → James M. Cain ⓘ
subject surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
Mildred Pierce → author → James M. Cain ⓘ
subject surface form: Mildred Pierce (novel)
Double Indemnity → basedOnAuthor → James M. Cain ⓘ
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) → authorOfSourceWork → James M. Cain ⓘ
Signet Books → notableAuthorPublished → James M. Cain ⓘ
Grand Master Award → notableRecipient → James M. Cain ⓘ
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard → notableAuthorPublished → James M. Cain ⓘ
Jim Cain → isTitleAllusionTo → James M. Cain ⓘ
Frank Chambers → creator → James M. Cain ⓘ
Frank Chambers → workAuthor → James M. Cain ⓘ
Nick Smith → basedOnAuthor → James M. Cain ⓘ
Cora Smith → creator → James M. Cain ⓘ