Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American writer known primarily for his

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stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. He (as Max Brand) also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare for a series of

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stories. His Kildare character was subsequently featured over several decades in other media, including a series of American theatrical movies by

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(MGM),Mavis, Paul. "Dr. Kildare Movie Collection (Warner Archive Collection)" (DVD review).
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The Comics Kingdom Blog, comicskingdom.com, October 24, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2015. Faust's other pseudonyms include George Owen Baxter, Evan Evans, George Evans, Peter Dawson, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Morland, George Challis, Peter Ward, Frederick Faust and Frederick Frost. As George Challis, Faust wrote the "Tizzo the Firebrand" series for '' Argosy'' magazine. The Tizzo saga was a series of

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Death

During early 1944, when Faust,

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, and fellow author Steve Fisher were working at

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, they often had idle conversations during afternoons, along with a Colonel Nee, who was a technical advisor sent from Washington, D.C. One day, charged with whiskey, Faust talked of getting assigned to a company of foot soldiers so he could experience the war and later write a war novel. Colonel Nee said he could fix it for him and some weeks later he did, getting Faust an assignment for ''

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'' as a war correspondent in Italy. While traveling with American soldiers fighting in Italy in 1944, Faust was wounded mortally by

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Titles & series

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) * 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) riting 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) riting as Frederick Faust* Outlaw Breed (1923) * The Quest of Lee Garrison (1923) * The Gold King Turns His Back (1923) riting as John Frederick* Rodeo Ranch (1923) * Rustlers of Beacon Creek (The Winged Horse)(1923) * Soft Metal (1923) * "Sunset" Wins (1923) riting as George Owen Baxter* Timber Line (1923) * Under His Shirt (1923) * The Gambler (1924) * The Tenderfoot (1924) * The Smiling Desperado (1924) * The Whispering Outlaw .k.a. The Whisperer of the Wilderness(1924) * In the River Bottom's Grip (1925) * Jim Curry's Test (1925) * The Black Rider (1925) riting as George Owen Baxter* In The River Bottom's Grip (1925) writing as David Manning * His Fight for Pardon (1925) riting 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 (a.k.a. Strength of the Hills) (1929) * Tiger Man (1929) * The Seven of Diamonds (1929) * Destry Rides Again (1930) (adapted to films of the same name in 1932 and 1939) * Marbleface .k.a. 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 .k.a. 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) riting as George Owen Baxter* Red Devil of the Range .k.a. 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)

References

External links

Max Brand official website

Guide to the Frederick Schiller Faust Papers
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