e j m duggan (ejmd@cwcom.net)
Fri, 02 Jul 1999 09:41:57 +0000
On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Kevin Smith <kvnsmith@colba.net>
wrote:
> And who was that annoying, semi-starstruck woman
listed as both
> Hellman and Hammett's biographer, in the Hammett
piece?
Must be Joan Mellen. Her dual biog, _Hellman and Hammett_ is
out in pb now, I think, and is in fact worth a read as it
does offer new insights that the Nolan, Layman, and Johnson
biogs of Hammett don't have.
> And if they wanted a San Francisco P.I. to
interview, why not
> former eyes turned writers like Joe Gores or Jerry
Kennealy,
> both of who would probably have had a bit more
insight and
> resonance than that doofus with the
beard?
Big guy, trenchcoated? Probably Don Herron of 'The Hammett
Walking Tour' which is a trek round the Hammett sites in
SF.
I've not seen the prog, btw so the above is speculative. If
anyone has a tape of it though, I'd be pleased if someone
could mail me off list to discuss a loan.
ED
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