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Nell Martin (1890–1961) was an American author from Illinois specializing in light-hearted mysteries and short stories. She also published under the names Nell Columbia Boyer Martin and Columbia Boyer. Her "Maisie" short stories were published in ''Top Notch Magazine'' in 1927-1928 and later inspired a movie and radio series starring Ann Sothern.〔Publication details are from ''Yesterday's Faces: Dangerous Horizons'', Robert Sampson.〕〔Hammet links her stories to the movie version of Maisie in letters collected in ''Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett: 1921-1960''.〕 Her 1928 novel ''Lord Byron of Broadway'' was made into a movie of the same title by MGM in 1930. She was at one time the lover of the mystery writer Dashiell Hammett and he dedicated his 1931 novel The Glass Key to her. ==Works== Martin wrote five novels and many short stories. Her novels are:〔Dates and titles are from: ''A Dashiell Hammett companion'', Robert L. Gale〕 *''The Constant Simp'' (1927), which was reportedly a parody of ''The Constant Nymph'' *''The Mosaic Earring'' (1927) *''Lord Byron of Broadway: A Novel'' (1928) *''The Other Side of the Fence: A Novel'' (1929) *''Lovers Should Marry'' (1933), which she dedicated to Hammett. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nell Martin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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