James M. Cain

James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American journalist and crime writer. Although Cain himself vehemently opposed labelling, he is usually associated with the hard-boiled school of American crime fiction and seen as one of the creators of the roman noir.

Select bibliography

• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) (filmed several times; first uncredited version by Luchino Visconti in 1943 entitled Ossessione)
• Double Indemnity (1936) (filmed by Billy Wilder in 1944) (see also film noir)
• Serenade (1937)
• Mildred Pierce (1941) (filmed by Michael Curtiz in 1945)