He was one of the most prolific writers of radio dramas in the 1930s until the 1950s and was noted for his association with George Edwards.
[3] According to Sumner Locke Elliott who worked with Francis the author: Was capable of turning out hundreds of situations a week, often 20 15-minute scripts a day.
Mr Francis was also capable of keeping as many as seven or eight long running stories in his head without ever getting the characters or events mixed up.
[4]A 1936 article called him "The man who supplies the ammunition for the George Edwards barrage.. the brilliant young Australian radio playwright."
[10] Francis died of a heart attack in 1962 shortly after the publication of his book The Snake Gully Mob.