Joseph F. Dinneen Explained

Joseph Francis Dinneen (1897–1964) was a crime reporter for The Boston Globe.^[1] He wrote several books and articles, many of which were adapted for film.^[2]

Books

• Yankee Fighter: The Story of an American in the Free French Foreign Legion (1943), co-authored with John F. "Jack" Hasey^[3]
• The Purple Shamrock (1949), a biography of James Michael Curley
• Underworld U.S.A (1956), the story of a growth of a criminal empire
• Ward Eight (1936)
• The Anatomy of a Crime (1954), early book on Great Brink's robbery^[4]
• The Great Brinks Holdup (1961), co-authored with Sid Feder

Films

• Six Bridges to Cross (story "They Stole $25,000,000 - And Got Away with It")
• Let Us Live (story "Murder in Massachusetts")
• Underworld U.S.A.

Notes and References

1. The Press: Anatomist of Crime. Time . January 30, 1956. content.time.com.
2. Web site: Joseph F. (Joseph Francis) Dinneen | Harper's Magazine.
3. News: A Yankee With the Free French; Lieutenant John F. Hasey Tells of Fighting With the Foreign Legion In Africa and Asia Minor YANKEE FIGHTER. By Lieutenant John F. Hasey, as told to Joseph F. Dinneen. Illustrated. 293 pp. Boston: Little Brown & Co. $2.50.. Drake. Dekay. The New York Times . August 16, 1942. NYTimes.com.
4. Web site: THE ANATOMY OF A CRIME by Joseph F. Dinneen | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.