Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977
Variant namesAuthor, journalist, and screenwriter.
From the description of Papers of James M. Cain, 1901-1978 (bulk 1925-1978). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060813
Journalist and author of crime novels, plays, and short stories.
From the description of Oral history interview, 1975. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32822016
Biographical Note
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1892, July 1:
Born, Annapolis, Md. -
1910:
A.B., Washington College, Chestertown, Md. -
1917:
M.A., Washington College, Chestertown, Md. -
1917 -1918 :Reporter, Baltimore American -
1918 -1919 :Served with Headquarters Troop, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces -
1918 -1923 :Reporter, Baltimore Sun -
1919:
Editor-in-chief, Lorraine Cross, official newspaper of the Seventy-ninth Division, American Expeditionary Forces Published with Gilbert Malcolm a history of Headquarters Troop, 79th Division, American Expeditionary Forces -
1920:
Married Mary Rebekah Clough (divorced 1923) -
1923 -1924 :Professor of journalism, St. John's College, Annapolis, Md. -
1924 -1931 :Editorial writer, New York World -
1927:
Married Elina Sjöstedt Tyszecka (divorced 1942) -
1930:
Published Our Government. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, a collection of satirical essays that first appeared in the American Mercury -
1931:
Managing editor, New Yorker Moved to Hollywood, Calif. -
1931 -1948 :Magazine writer, syndicated columnist, and scriptwriter for motion picture studios -
1934:
Published The Postman Always Rings Twice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf -
1936:
Began "Double Indemnity" (published in book form in 1943) as serial in Liberty -
1937:
Published Serenade. New York: Alfred A. Knopf -
1941:
Published Mildred Pierce. New York: Alfred A. Knopf -
1944:
Married Aileen Pringle (divorced 1947) -
1946:
Published Past All Dishonor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf -
1947:
Married Florence Macbeth (died 1966) -
1948:
Moved to Hyattsville, Md. Published The Moth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf -
1953:
Published Galatea. New York: Alfred A. Knopf -
1962:
Published Mignon. New York: Dial Press -
1965:
Published The Magician's Wife. New York: Dial Press -
1976:
Published The Institute. New York: Mason/Charter -
1977, Oct. 27:
Died, Hyattsville, Md.
From the guide to the James M. Cain Papers, 1901-1978, (bulk 1925-1978), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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