1995 Death Elisha Cook, Jr., actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91 1994 Event Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590 1987 Death John Huston, US/Irish actor and director (Maltese Falcon), dies at 81 1982 Death Lee Patrick, actress (Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon), dies at 75 1964 Death Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 1961 Death Dashiell Hammett, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 1954 Death Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 1954 Death Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 1906 Birthday Lee Patrick, New York City, actress, Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon 1906 Birthday Mary Astor, Quincy, Illinois, actress, Maltese Falcon, Dinky 1902 Birthday Elisha Cook, Jr., born in San Francisco, California, actor, Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI 1899 Birthday Hal Wallis, movie producer, Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park 1894 Birthday Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author, Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon 1884 Birthday Walter Huston, actor, Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre 1879 Birthday Sydney Greenstreet, born in Sandwich, England, actor, Maltese Falcon 1565 Event Turkish siege of Malta broken by Maltese and Knights of St. John
