Trivia

"Max Brand" was the most famous of his pseudonyms.

Was a war correspondent for "Harper's" magazine during World War II. He was covering the fighting against German forces in Italy when he was hit by shrapnel; already into middle age, he told the medics to take care of the younger wounded soldiers first. He died from his shrapnel wounds not long afterward. Fighting was so fierce at the time of his death that the people around him didn't keep track of the date of his death. The May 12 date was a "best guess" date that is unconfirmed but considered official by the US Army.

Estimated that he wrote 25 million words in his career, mostly in novels, short stories and screenplays

His father was a lawyer, land speculator, bank president, and lumber-mill owner in Seattle (WA) and in California.

Had a weak heart and suffered a heart attack at age 29. Despite this heart condition and already being into middle age, he volunteered for war correspondent duty in WWII.