Person
James M. Cain
Writing · 1892–1977 · Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Biography
James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.
Known for
Mildred Pierce
Novel
Butterfly
Novel
Double Indemnity
Novel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Novel
Mildred Pierce
Novel
Out of the Past
Additional Writing
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Novel
Obsession
Novel
Wife, Husband and Friend
Novel
National Theatre Live: Obsession
Novel
Filmography
- 2017National Theatre Live: ObsessionNovel
- 2011Mildred PierceNovel
- 2004Buai Laju-LajuNovel
- 1998PassionNovel
- 1995Girl in the CadillacNovel
- 1988The Power of SpeechNovel
- 1982ButterflyNovel
- 1981The Postman Always Rings TwiceNovel
- 1973Double IndemnityNovel
- 1968InterludeScreenplay
- 1959Konto ausgeglichenNovel
- 1959For the Sake of a WomanOriginal Story
- 1957InterludeStory
- 1956SerenadeNovel
- 1956Slightly ScarletNovel
- 1949Everybody Does ItStory
- 1947Out of the PastAdditional Writing
- 1946The Postman Always Rings TwiceNovel
- 1945Mildred PierceNovel
- 1944Gypsy WildcatScreenplay
- 1944Double IndemnityNovel
- 1943ObsessionNovel
- 1941The Shanghai GestureWriter
- 1940Money and the WomanStory
- 1939When Tomorrow ComesStory
- 1939The Last TurningNovel
- 1939Wife, Husband and FriendNovel
- 1939Stand Up and FightScreenplay
- 1938BlockadeWriter
- 1938AlgiersDialogue
- 1934She Made Her BedStory
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