- win ning ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Argent ine ▁film . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Biography ▁of ▁Jack ▁St ang ▁- ▁The ▁Real ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁Entry ▁on ▁Dar ren ▁McG av in ' s ▁website ▁St acy ▁K each ' s ▁Official ▁Website ▁Max ▁All an ▁Collins ' ▁Official ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : F ict ional ▁private ▁investig ators ▁Category : F ict ional ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter ans ▁Mike ▁Ham mer ▁Category : Char acters ▁in ▁pul p ▁fiction ▁Category : Char acters ▁in ▁American ▁nov els ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Category : Liter ary ▁characters ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Category : T hr iller ▁film ▁characters ▁Category : M ale ▁characters ▁in ▁film ▁Category : M ale ▁characters ▁in ▁literature <0x0A> </s> ▁Margaret ▁Smith ▁Mac K ay ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁lawyer . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁t enth ▁woman ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar . ▁ ▁Mac K ay ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O amar u , ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁South ▁Island , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Adam ▁Mac K ay , ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁O amar u ▁from ▁Kil mar no ck , ▁Scotland , ▁with ▁his ▁wid owed ▁mother ▁and ▁brother . ▁He ▁established ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁business ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Mac K ay ▁initially ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁typ ist ▁in ▁her