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Max Brand(1893-1944)

  • Writer
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Max Brand
Max Brand was born on 29 May 1893 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for The Cavalier (1928), The Champion of Lost Causes (1925) and Uncertain Glory (1944). He was married to Dorothy Shillig. He died on 12 May 1944 in Santa Maria Infante, Lazio, Italy.
BornMay 29, 1893
DiedMay 12, 1944(50)
BornMay 29, 1893
DiedMay 12, 1944(50)
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Known for

The Cavalier (1928)
The Cavalier
5.2
  • Writer(as Frederick Faust)
  • 1928
Barbara Bedford, Alec B. Francis, Edmund Lowe, and Walter McGrail in The Champion of Lost Causes (1925)
The Champion of Lost Causes
  • Writer
  • 1925
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Uncertain Glory
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1944
Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart in Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry Rides Again
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Writer

  • Bulldog (2025)
    Bulldog
    Podcast Series
    • writer
    • 2025
  • Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) (2008)
    Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It)
    5.0
    • based on the novel 'Luck' by
    • 2008
  • Destry reitet wieder
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • novella
    • 1966
  • Destry (1964)
    Destry
    7.3
    TV Series
    • character
    • 1964
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1961
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1955
  • Audie Murphy and Mari Blanchard in Destry (1954)
    Destry
    6.6
    • suggested by novel "Destry Rides Again"
    • 1954
  • Gruen Guild Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1952
  • Mickey Rooney, Wanda Hendrix, and Robert Preston in My Outlaw Brother (1951)
    My Outlaw Brother
    5.1
    • book "South of the Rio Grande"
    • 1951
  • Alan Ladd in Branded (1950)
    Branded
    6.7
    • novel "Montana Rides" (as Evan Evans)
    • 1950
  • Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Vaughn Monroe, and Ella Raines in Singing Guns (1950)
    Singing Guns
    6.3
    • based on the novel by
    • 1950
  • NBC Presents (1949)
    NBC Presents
    5.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1949
  • Lucille Bremer and James Craig in Dark Delusion (1947)
    Dark Delusion
    6.1
    • character creator
    • 1947
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Trigger in Rainbow Over Texas (1946)
    Rainbow Over Texas
    6.0
    • story
    • 1946
  • Gloria DeHaven, Van Johnson, and Marilyn Maxwell in Between Two Women (1945)
    Between Two Women
    5.9
    • based on characters created by
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • George Owen Baxter
  • Born
    • May 29, 1893
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • May 12, 1944
    • Santa Maria Infante, Lazio, Italy(killed in action)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy Shillig1917 - May 12, 1944 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Seventh Man"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    "Max Brand" was the most famous of his pseudonyms.
  • Nicknames
    • Evan Evans
    • Frederick Faust
    • George Owen Baxter
    • David Manning
    • Peter Morland
    • George Challis
    • Frederick Frost
    • John Frederick
    • George Evans
    • Nicholas Silver
    • Peter Dawson
    • Peter Ward

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