Joseph F. Dinneen

Who was Joseph F. Dinneen?

Joseph Francis Dinneen dean of New England crime reporters at The Boston Globe was an American writer . He has been credited to 6 books and has had 2 films based on his stories and 1 film based on his articles.

Books

Yankee Fighter: The Story of an American in the Free French Foreign Legion, co-authored with John F. "Jack" Hasey.

The Purple Shamrock, was a biography of James Michael Curley.

Underworld U.S.A, author chronicles how a syndicate grew from a localized entity to a national organization. The story of a growth of a criminal empire.

"Ward Eight",

"The Anatomy of a Crime",

"The Great Brinks Holdup", co-authored with Sid Feder

Films

"Six Bridges to Cross"

"Let Us Live""

"Underworld, U.S.A."