Max Brand

For the Swiss footballer, see Max Brand (footballer).

Max Brand
BornFrederick Schiller Faust
(1892-05-29)May 29, 1892
Seattle, Washington, United States
DiedMay 12, 1944(1944-05-12) (aged 51)
Minturno (Santa Maria Infante), Italy
Resting placeUnited States
Pen nameFrank 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
OccupationWriter, author
Alma materUniversity of California
GenreWestern
SpouseDorothy Schillig
RelativesGilbert Leander Faust (father)
Louisa Elizabeth (Uriel) Faust (mother)
The "Max Brand" novel The Sword Lover was serialized in The Argosy during 1917.
Faust's novel The Double Crown carried two of Faust's pen names when it was serialized in The Argosy during 1918.

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]

  1. ^ "Dr. Kildare – NBC (ended 1966)". TV.com database. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Mavis, Paul. "Dr. Kildare Movie Collection (Warner Archive Collection)" (DVD review). DVDtalk.com, March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  3. ^ The Digital Deli Online, "The Story of Dr. Kildare (Radio Program)." Archived March 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine digitaldeliftp.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Mcneil, Alex. Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present – Revised Edition. Penguin Books, 1996, p. 225. ISBN 978-0140249163.
  5. ^ "Young Dr. Kildare" overview, TV Guide. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Polite Dissent (blog), "The Brief 'Golden Age of Medical Comics'," Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine politedissent.com, May 28, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  7. ^ The Archivist, "Ask the Archivist: Calling Dr. Kildare." The Comics Kingdom Blog, comicskingdom.com, October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  8. ^ William A Bloodworth, Max Brand. New York : G.K. Hall & Co., 1999. ISBN 080577646X (pp. 136–7).