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Michael Shayne

Michael "Mike" Shayne is a fictional private detective character created during the late 1930s in a series of novels written by writer Brett Halliday, a pseudonym of Davis Dresser. The character appeared in a series of seven films starring Lloyd Nolan for Twentieth Century Fox, five films from the low-budget Producers Releasing Corporation with Hugh…

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Occupation
Private detective
Created by
Brett Halliday
First appearance
Dividend on Death (1939)
Gender
Male
Last appearance
Win Some, Lose Some (1976)
Nationality
American

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Michael Shayne

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples105
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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Michael Shayne

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related to Television · 40
Michael Shayne → Black Lagoon, Creature, Decision, Dick Hamilton, Emmett Hughes, Fine Art, Gary Clarke, Halliday's, Herbert Rudley, In, Jerry Paris, Julie Adams, Lieutenant Will Gentry, Lucy Carr, Lucy Hamilton, Lucy's, Margie Regan, Mark Stevens, Merry Anders, Miami Police Department
related to Twentieth Century Fox films with Lloyd Nolan · 24
Michael Shayne → Blue, Borden Chase, Bows, Clayton Rawson, Corpse, Die, Dressed, Frederick Nebel, Halliday's, Just Off Broadway, Kill, No Coffin, Perfect, Private Detective, Raymond Chandler, Richard Burke, Sleepers East, Sleepers West, The Dead Take No, The High Window
related to Films · 16
Michael Shayne → At, Bodies Are Where You, Find Them, Hugh Beaumont, It, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lloyd Nolan, PRC, Private Detective, Robert Downey Jr, Shane Black, Shayne, The, Then, Twentieth Century Fox, Val Kilmer
related to Magazine · 10
Michael Shayne → Brett Halliday, By, Dresser, For, Frank Belknap Long, Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, Renown Publications, Shayne, The
related to External links · 6
Michael Shayne → Brett Halliday, IMDbMichael Shayne, Mike Shayne, ThrillingDetective, Toughest Red Head Ever, TV
Created by · 1
Michael Shayne → Brett Halliday
First appearance · 1
Michael Shayne → Dividend on Death (1939)
Gender · 1
Michael Shayne → Male
Last appearance · 1
Michael Shayne → Win Some, Lose Some (1976)
Nationality · 1
Michael Shayne → American

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shayne series character michael novels later richard radio television denning dresser private halliday films lloyd nolan hugh beaumont lucy starred

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Michael ShayneCreated byBrett Halliday1.00infobox
Michael ShayneFirst appearanceDividend on Death (1939)1.00infobox
Michael ShayneGenderMale1.00infobox
Michael ShayneLast appearanceWin Some, Lose Some (1976)1.00infobox
Michael ShayneNationalityAmerican1.00infobox
Michael ShayneOccupationPrivate detective1.00infobox
Michael ShaynePortrayed byLloyd Nolan (film) Hugh Beaumont (film) Jeff Chandler (radio) Wally Maher (radio) Mark Stevens (television pilot) Richard Denning (television)1.00infobox
New Yorkinstance ofFl area and in some large cities0.80text
New Orleansinstance ofFl area and in some large cities0.80text
Michael Shaynerelated to External linksTV0.60section
Michael Shaynerelated to External linksIMDbMichael Shayne0.60section
Michael Shaynerelated to External linksThrillingDetective0.60section

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