Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 – 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts.

[1] Braddon enlisted in the Australian Army during World War II,[2] serving in the Malayan campaign.

Nevertheless, he failed to obtain a law degree (he maintained that he had lost interest in the subject) and he abandoned undergraduate life in 1948.

Braddon went on to produce a wide range of works, including novels, biographies, histories, TV scripts and newspaper articles.

[8] Proud Australian Boy: A Biography of Russell Braddon by Nigel Starck was published in Australia in 2011.