The Thin Man (film) he almost takes the life of someone who knows too much. Cast notes: The film was based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, released in January 1934. Hammett's novel drew on his experiences as a union-busting Pinkerton detective in Butte, Montana. Hammett based Nick and Nora's banter upon his rocky on-again, off-again relationship with playwright Lillian Hellman. MGM paid Hammett $21,000 for the screen rights to the novel. The screenplay was written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, who had been married for three years. Director W.S. Van Dyke encouraged them to use Hammett's writing as
The Man Who Planted Trees for BBC Radio 4 with Bill Paterson narrating. The original book has inspired a 2012 book on the same theme: "The Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet" by Jim Robbins. Robbins work cites Giono's work and goes on to consider the modern-day work of David Milarch, a Michigan nurseryman. Environmentalist and silvologist Gabriel Hemery wrote a sequel in 2016 titled: "The Man Who Harvested Trees and Gifted Life". The short story follows a girl's life-long relationship with a forest and its trees. The Man Who Planted Trees The Man Who