Brand, Max, 1892-1944

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Frederick Schiller Faust was born in Seattle, WA on May 29, 1892; best known as Max Brand, author of western novels such as Destry rides again (1930), Singing guns (1938), and Danger trail (1940); also wrote spy and crime novels under pseudonyms Frederick Frost and Walter C. Butler; wrote Calling Dr. Kildare (1940) and its sequels, and worked on films based on them; published poetry, The village street and other poems (1922) and Dionysus in Hades (1931); killed while a war correspondent for Harper's at Santa Maria Infante, Italy, May 12, 1944.

From the description of Stories, 1917-1963. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38060729

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Frederick Schiller Faust was born in Seattle, Washington on May 29, 1892; best known as Max Brand, author of western novels such as Destry rides again (1930), Singing guns (1938), and Danger trail (1940); also wrote spy and crime novels under pseudonyms Frederick Frost and Walter C. Butler; wrote Calling Dr. Kildare (1940) and its sequels, and worked on films based on them; published poetry, The village street and other poems (1922) and Dionysus in Hades (1931); killed while a war correspondent for Harper's at Santa Maria Infante, Italy, May 12, 1944.

From the guide to the Max Brand Stories, 1917-1963, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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creatorOf Max Brand Stories, 1917-1963 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Henry, James L. James L. Henry materials pertaining to Max Brand and western pulp fiction, [ca. 198-]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Easton, Robert Olney. Robert Olney Easton papers, ca. 1861-1999 (bulk 1913-1985) Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Brand, Max, 1892-1944. Stories, 1917-1963. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn Robert Olney Easton papers, circa 1861-1999 Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Jackson, Felix. Destry rides again : screenplay : mimeographed copy of typescript / by Felix Jackson, Gertrude Purcell, and Henry Myers, 1939 Nov 25. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Brandt & Brandt. Brandt & Brandt correspondence as literary agents for Frederick Faust, 1927-1958. California Digital Library
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associatedWith Easton, Robert Olney. person
associatedWith Easton, Robert Olney, 1915-1999 person
associatedWith Faust, Frederick Schiller, 1892-1944 person
associatedWith Henry, James L. person
associatedWith Jackson, Felix. person
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Birth 1892-05-29

Death 1944-05-12

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