F. Van Wyck Mason | |
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| Born | Francis Van Wyck Mason November 11, 1901 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1978 (aged 76) Bermuda |
| Pen name | F. V. W. Mason, Geoffrey Coffin [with Helen Brawner (1902-) or A. H. Young O'Brien], Frank W. Mason, Ward Weaver |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Genre | Pulp magazine, historical fiction, detective fiction, spy fiction, young adult fiction |
Francis Van Wyck Mason (November 11, 1901 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and novelist. He had a long and prolific career as a writer spanning 50 years and including 78 published novels, many of which were well-received best sellers.