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Word: hammett (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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Died. J. Scott Smart, 57, radio actor and mimic who capitalized on his physique (270 Ibs. at his prime) to portray Dashiell Hammett's urbane gumshoe The Fat Man from 1946-52, with his gruff voice convinced listeners he meant it when he snarled "murder," as on other radio shows he convinced them when he squawked like an ostrich, croaked like a bullfrog, orated like Huey Long; of cancer; in Springfield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 25, 1960 | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

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