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Max Brand
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Born Frederick Schiller Faust
(1892-05-29)May 29, 1892
Seattle, Washington, United States
Died May 12, 1944(1944-05-12) (aged 51)
Minturno (Santa Maria Infante), Italy
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)
Argosy 19171110
The "Max Brand" novel The Sword Lover was published in The Argosy magazine in 1917.
Argosy 19181026
Faust's novel The Double Crown used two of his pen names in The Argosy magazine in 1918.

Frederick Schiller Faust (born May 29, 1892 – died May 12, 1944) was an American writer. He was best known for his exciting Western stories. He often used the pen name Max Brand.

As Max Brand, he also created a very popular character named Dr. James Kildare. Dr. Kildare was a young medical intern. His stories first appeared in pulp magazines, which were inexpensive fiction magazines. Later, Dr. Kildare became famous in movies, radio shows, TV series, and even comic books!

Frederick Faust used many other pen names too. Some of these were George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, Peter Dawson, and David Manning. He also wrote some books using his real name. As George Challis, he wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series. These were historical adventure stories set in Renaissance Italy. They featured a brave warrior named Tizzo.

Life and Death

Frederick Faust was a very busy writer. In 1944, he was working on movies at Warner Brothers. He wanted to experience World War II firsthand to write a war novel. A military advisor helped him get a job as a war correspondent. This meant he would report on the war for Harper's Magazine.

He traveled with American soldiers fighting in Italy. Sadly, in May 1944, he was badly hurt by shrapnel, which are small metal pieces from an explosion. He died from his injuries.

His Famous Books and Series

Frederick Faust wrote many, many stories. Here are some of his most well-known book series and other novels.

Dan Barry Series

  • The Untamed (1919)
  • The Night Horseman (1920)
  • The Seventh Man (1921)
  • Dan Barry's Daughter (1923)

Ronicky Doone Trilogy

  • Ronicky Doone (1921)
  • Ronicky Doone's Treasures (1922)
  • Ronicky Doone's Rewards (1922)

Silvertip Series

  • Silvertip (1941)
  • The Man from Mustang (1942)
  • Silvertip's Strike (1942)
  • Silvertip's Roundup (1943)
  • Silvertip's Trap (1943)
  • The Fighting Four (1944)
  • Silvertip's Chase (1944)
  • Silvertip's Search (1945)
  • The Stolen Stallion (1945)
  • Valley Thieves (1946)
  • Mountain Riders (1946)
  • The Valley of Vanishing Men (1947)
  • The False Rider (1947)

Dr. Kildare Series

  • Interns Can't Take Money (1936)
  • Whiskey Sour (1938)
  • Young Doctor Kildare (1938)
  • Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
  • Dr. Kildare's Girl and Dr. Kildare's Hardest Case (1940)
  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1941)
  • The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

Tizzo the Firebrand Series

  • The Firebrand (1934)
  • The Great Betrayal (1935)
  • The Storm (1935)
  • The Cat and the Perfume (1935)
  • Claws of the Tigress (1935)
  • The Bait and the Trap (1935)
  • The Pearls of Bonfadini (1935)

Other Novels

  • Above the Law (1918)
  • Devil Ritter (1918)
  • Harrigan! (1918)
  • Riders of the Silences (1919)
  • Trailin'! (1919)
  • The Man Who Forgot Christmas (1920)
  • The Ghost (The Ghost Rides Tonight!) (1920) [as Frederick Faust]
  • Black Jack (1921)
  • Bull Hunter (1921)
  • Donnegan (Gunman's Reckoning) (1921)
  • The Long, Long Trail (1921)
  • Sheriff Larrabee's Prisoner (1921)
  • A Shower of Silver (1921)
  • Way of the Lawless (1921)
  • Alcatraz (1922)
  • Gun Gentlemen (1922)
  • The Rangeland Avenger (1922)
  • The Garden of Eden (1922)
  • The Lost Valley (1922)
  • Wild Freedom (1922)
  • His Name His Fortune (1923) [as Frederick Faust]
  • Outlaw Breed (1923)
  • The Quest of Lee Garrison (1923)
  • The Gold King Turns His Back (1923) [as John Frederick]
  • Rodeo Ranch (1923)
  • Rustlers of Beacon Creek (The Winged Horse) (1923)
  • Soft Metal (1923)
  • "Sunset" Wins (1923) [as George Owen Baxter]
  • Timber Line (1923)
  • Under His Shirt (1923)
  • The Gambler (1924)
  • The Tenderfoot (1924)
  • The Smiling Desperado (1924)
  • The Whispering Outlaw (also known as The Whisperer of the Wilderness) (1924)
  • The Brute (1925) [as David Manning]
  • Jim Curry's Test (1925)
  • The Black Rider (1925) [as George Owen Baxter]
  • In the River Bottom's Grip (1925) [as David Manning]
  • His Fight for Pardon (1925) [as George Owen Baxter]
  • Acres of Unrest (1926)
  • Fate's Honeymoon (1926)
  • Fire-Brain (1926)
  • Werewolf (1926)
  • The Iron Trail (1926)
  • The Outlaw Tamer (1926)
  • The White Cheyenne (1926)
  • Trouble Trail (1926)
  • Pleasant Jim (1926)
  • The Blue Jay (1926)
  • Single Jack (1926, 1927)
  • Sawdust and Sixguns (1927)
  • The Mountain Fugitive (1927)
  • The Mustang Herder (1927)
  • The Pride of Tyson (1927)
  • Thunder Moon Strikes (1927)
  • Border Guns (1928)
  • Hunted Riders (1928)
  • Pillar Mountain (1928)
  • The Gun Tamer (1928)
  • The Sheriff Rides (Silver Trail) (1928)
  • Tragedy Trail (1928)
  • King of the Range (also known as Strength of the Hills) (1929)
  • Tiger Man (1929)
  • The Seven of Diamonds (1929)
  • Destry Rides Again (1930) (made into movies in 1932 and 1939)
  • Marbleface (also known as Pokerface; The Tough Tenderfoot) (1930)
  • Sixteen in Nome (1930)
  • The Hair-Trigger Kid (1931)
  • The Killers (1931)
  • Lucky Larribee (1932)
  • The Boy Who Found Christmas (1932)
  • The Lightning Warrior (also known as The White Wolf) (1932)
  • Trail Partners (1932)
  • The Two-Handed Man (1932)
  • Blood on the Trail (1933)
  • Gunman's Gold (1933)
  • Rider of the High Hill (1933)
  • The King Bird Rides (Kingbird's Pursuit) (1933)
  • The Red Bandanna (1933)
  • The Stage to Yellow Creek (1933)
  • The Whisperer: A Reata Story (1933) [as George Owen Baxter]
  • Red Devil of the Range (also known as The Red Pacer; Horseback Hellion; The Man from Savage Creek) (1933)
  • Crooked Horn (1934)
  • Cheyenne Gold (1935)
  • Montana Rides Again (1935)
  • Six-Gun Country (1935)
  • The Song of the Whip (1936)
  • Happy Jack (1936)
  • Singing Guns (1938)
  • The Dude (1940)
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