James M. Cain

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1892-07-01

Deathday 1977-10-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Also Known As James Cain, James Mallahan Cain

James M. Cain

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

Writer

2011
2004
1998
Passion

as Novel

1988
1986
Big Trouble

as Original Film Writer

1982
Butterfly

as Novel

1973
1968
Interlude

as Screenplay

1959
For the Sake of a Woman

as Original Story

1957
Interlude

as Story

1956
1956
Serenade

as Novel

1949
1945
1944
1944
Gypsy Wildcat

as Screenplay

1944
Ossessione

as Novel

1941
1940
1939
1939
Stand Up and Fight

as Screenplay

1939
1938
Blockade

as Writer

1938
Algiers

as Dialogue

1934

Crew

1947
Out of the Past

as Additional Writing

Creator

2011
Mildred Pierce

as Creator