Sam Spade
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Sam Spade is a hard-boiled private detective and the iconic protagonist of Dashiell Hammett’s novel "The Maltese Falcon," widely regarded as a defining figure in American noir fiction.
Aliases (1)
- Spade & Archer detective agency ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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hard-boiled detective → literary character → private detective → |
| appearsIn |
The Maltese Falcon
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| associatedWith |
Brigid O’Shaughnessy
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Casper Gutman → Effie Perine → Joel Cairo → |
| basedIn |
San Francisco
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| characteristic |
cynical
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morally ambiguous → observant → resourceful → tough → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Dashiell Hammett
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| culturalStatus |
iconic noir detective
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| employer |
Spade & Archer detective agency
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| fictionalUniverse |
The Maltese Falcon universe
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| firstAppearance |
The Maltese Falcon (novel)
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| firstAppearanceDate |
1930
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| firstPublicationMedium |
novel
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| gender |
male
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| genre |
hardboiled fiction
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noir fiction → |
| hasAdaptation |
The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)
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| hasPartner |
Miles Archer
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| hasRadioSeries |
The Adventures of Sam Spade
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| influenced |
Mike Hammer
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Philip Marlowe → later noir detectives → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| literaryMovement |
American hardboiled school
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| medium |
film
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literature → radio → |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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| notableFor |
defining the hardboiled private eye archetype
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| notableWork |
The Maltese Falcon
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| occupation |
investigator
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private detective → |
| portrayedBy |
Humphrey Bogart
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Ricardo Cortez → Warren William → |
| radioPortrayalBy |
Howard Duff
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Steve Dunne → |
| settingOfActivity |
San Francisco
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)
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character |
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Sam Spade
("Spade & Archer detective agency")
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employer |
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Humphrey Bogart
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portrayedCharacter |
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Humphrey Bogart
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portrays |