Mickey Spillane, creator of Mike Hammer, dead at 88

BillyGoatGruff · Jul 17, 2006

http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2006/07/17/436124.html&cvqh=itn_spillane

I met Mickey a few times during the 1990s. Despite his gruff exterior he was extremely polite when addressing women, like most men of his generation. He called me "doll" once, which was cool. He is the only person my dad, RIP, was actually impressed to learn I'd met. He was definitely an unique man.

Florida · Jul 19, 2006

My neighbor's sister was engaged to him before he was ever married. (My neighbor is 90 years old.) He told my neighbor that the character Velda, his secretary in his books, etc., was based on her sister. She corresponded with him over the years, as late as last fall, and said he was always a gentle-man.

Peter Hamilton · Jul 19, 2006

did anyone ever see Mickey Spillanes movie Kiss Me Deadly(1955)?--I caught it on cable recently--it had a stunning ending,where something like Pandora's Box was opened--was it just the house destroyed or the entire world? Studio exec's weren't sure how to end it

Florida · Jul 19, 2006

No, I have never read any of his books or seen his movies. What cable channel did you find that movie on? I would be interested in seeing one of his films to see what Velda was like.

Peter Hamilton · Jul 20, 2006

Florida,I can't remember the channel I saw it on,since I have digital cable with 50 movie channels--But it may have been TCM(Turner Classic Movie) channel--The film is generally considered the best "film noir" movie ever made

Peter Hamilton · Jul 20, 2006

TCM,by the way,is showing Red Buttons films all day today

BillyGoatGruff · Jul 20, 2006

Peter Hamilton said:
did anyone ever see Mickey Spillanes movie Kiss Me Deadly(1955)?--I caught it on cable recently--it had a stunning ending,where something like Pandora's Box was opened--was it just the house destroyed or the entire world? Studio exec's weren't sure how to end it

A concept replicated in both REPO MAN and PULP FICTION.

Mickey Spillane, creator of Mike Hammer, dead at 88

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