The voice of James M. Cain a biography Madden, David 1933- creator author. text biography Biographies. ctu 2020 2020 monographic eng print viii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "James M. Cain was among the prominent member of the "hard-boiled" school of writing that characterized the 1930s and 1940s, one of the masters of the genre that included Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. His novels became such popular film noir classics as The Postman always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, and Mildred Pierce, and his 1937 novel Serenade boldly portrayed its hero as a bisexual. Cain also taught journalism at various colleges in Maryland, wrote editorials for the New York World, and was for a brief time managing editor at The New Yorker. This is the first biography of James M. Cain written with the full cooperation of the late novelist's family"-- Note -- Young man on a park bench -- Occupation: newspaperman -- Our government -- The postman always rings twice -- Double indemnity and Serenade -- Mildred Pierce and Love's lovely counterfeit -- Past all dishonor -- The butterfly and the moth -- Gatatea and Mignon -- The magician's wife -- "Station to station does it--I'm the only one here." David Madden. Cain, James M. (James Mallahan) 1892-1977 Cain, James M. (James Mallahan) 1892-1977 Novelists, American 20th century Biography Novelists, American 1900-1999 fast PS3505.A3113 Z845 2020 813/.52 B The voice of James M. Cain Madden, David, Guilford : Lyons Press, [2020]. (DLC) 2019044204 9781493048120 1493048120 9781493048137 2019044203 pda,print DLC 191003 20250318214129.1 in00004147785 eng