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| | PRESS RELEASE "The Maltese Falcon," Dashiell Hammett, and Detective Sam Spade Discoveries Revealed in New Book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Contributors to "Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade" include Dashiell Hammett himself, plus Jo Hammett, Richard Layman, Joseph Shaw, Mary Astor, Dorothy Parker, Hal Wallis, John Huston, Joe Gores, William F. Nolan and more than fifty additional writers. |
 | | "Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade" is released in 2005 as part of events held worldwide this year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of "The Maltese Falcon," often named as one of the twentieth century's best novels. |
 | | John Huston's film adaptation made Humphrey Bogart a star, and was selected by the American Film Institute as number 23 in its selection of the 100 greatest movies of all time. |
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