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F. Britten Austin(1885-1941)

  • Writer
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F. Britten Austin was born on 8 May 1885 in Mile End, London, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Last Outpost (1935), Buried Treasure (1921) and Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973). He was married to Ethel King and Edith Abbot. He died on 12 March 1941 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.
BornMay 8, 1885
DiedMarch 12, 1941(55)
BornMay 8, 1885
DiedMarch 12, 1941(55)
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Known for

Cary Grant in The Last Outpost (1935)
The Last Outpost
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1935
Marion Davies in Buried Treasure (1921)
Buried Treasure
5.6
  • Writer(as Frederick Britten Austin)
  • 1921
Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973)
Orson Welles Great Mysteries
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
A Woman Redeemed (1927)
A Woman Redeemed
  • Writer
  • 1927

Credits

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Writer

  • Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973)
    Orson Welles Great Mysteries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1973
  • Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
    The Unforeseen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Cary Grant in The Last Outpost (1935)
    The Last Outpost
    6.0
    • short story "The Drum"
    • 1935
  • A Woman Redeemed (1927)
    A Woman Redeemed
    • novel "The Fining Pot is for Silver"
    • 1927
  • The Last Witness
    • novel
    • 1925
  • The Drum
    Short
    • story
    • 1924
  • Marion Davies in Buried Treasure (1921)
    Buried Treasure
    5.6
    • short story (as Frederick Britten Austin)
    • 1921

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Frederick Britten Austin
  • Born
    • May 8, 1885
    • Mile End, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 12, 1941
    • Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK(heart disease)
  • Spouses
      Ethel King1919 - ? (1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Drum" (filmed as The Last Outpost (1935), The Drum (1924))
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    • 3 Articles

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    Had correctly predicted the future of mechanized war well before the outbreak of World War Two.

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