Hammett was the subject of a 1982 prime time PBS biography, The Case of Dashiell Hammett, that won a Peabody Award and a special Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
HamMEtt Was the suBjecT of A 1982 prIme tiMe pBS biographY, The caSe oF dAshIelL haMmEtt, thaT wOn a PeaBody awaRd anD A specIAl eDgAr allaN PoE Award From the mYstery wrIters of aMEriCa.