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Maximilian Foster

1872–1943

A journalist, playwright, and storyteller, he built a career writing lively fiction for popular American magazines in the early 20th century. His work moved easily between short stories, novels, and screen adaptations, giving his writing a broad, accessible appeal.

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Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

by Maximilian Foster

About the author

Born in San Francisco in 1872, Maximilian Foster was an American writer whose career also included journalism and playwriting. Reliable library-style sources identify him as a United States writer, playwright, and journalist, and his work survives today through public-domain archives and reprints.

Foster is especially associated with magazine fiction from the early 1900s, with stories appearing in publications such as Everybody's Magazine and, according to multiple biographical sources, the Saturday Evening Post. He also published books including Corrìe Who? and Rich Man, Poor Man, showing a knack for readable, plot-driven storytelling.

Some of his fiction reached the screen, which helps explain why his name still turns up in film databases as well as library catalogs. He died in 1943 in New York City, leaving behind the kind of varied writing career that connected newspapers, magazines, books, and early film.