Date of Birth
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01-July-1892
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Place of Birth
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Annapolis
(Anne Arundel County, United States of America, Maryland)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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James Cain, James Mallahan Cain, James Mallahan Cain, James Mallahan Cain, James Mallahan Cain, James Cain
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Profession
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Journalist, Writer
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James Mallahan Cain was an American author and journalist. Although Cain himself vehemently opposed labeling, he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and seen as one of the creators of the roman noir. Several of his crime novels inspired highly successful movies.
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