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Max Brand | |
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Born | Frederick Schiller Faust May 29, 1892 Seattle, Washington, United States |
Died | May 12, 1944 Minturno (Santa Maria Infante), Italy | (aged 51)
Resting place | United States |
Pen name | Frank Austin George Owen Baxter Lee Bolt Walter C. Butler George Challis Peter Dawson Martin Dexter Evin Evan Evan Evans John Frederick Frederick Frost Dennis Lawson David Manning M.B. Peter Henry Morland Hugh Owen Nicholas Silver |
Occupation | Writer, author |
Alma mater | University of California |
Genre | Western |
Spouse | Dorothy Schillig |
Relatives | Gilbert Leander Faust (father) Louisa Elizabeth (Uriel) Faust (mother) |
Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American writer known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. As Max Brand, he also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare for a series of pulp fiction stories.[1] His Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical movies by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),[2] a radio series,[3] two television series,[4][5] and comics.[6][7] Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Henry Morland, George Challis, and Frederick Frost. He also wrote under his real name. As George Challis, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series for Argosy magazine. The Tizzo saga was a series of historical swashbuckler stories, featuring the titular warrior, set in Renaissance Italy.[8]