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How many series has Edward stratemeyer written?
About 3
Who is Edward Stratemeyer?
He is a popular children's mystery author. He wrote many well-read books including The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.
Who writes the hardy boy books?
There are many people who write Hardy Boys books.Franklin W. Dixon is a ghost writer. Edward Stratemeyer created the Hardy Boys. or did he?????????????/
What set of children's books was written by Franklin W Dixon?
Actually none. Franklin W. Dixon is a "house name." This means that a publisher sets up a story outline and hires many people to write under this name to make a series of books. Edward Stratemeyer developed this method to do the Hardy Boy books and the Nancy Drew books.
Why did carolyn keene write Nancy drew?
Carolyn Keene is actually a pseudonym (fake name) used by many authors for all Nancy Drew series and the short-running River Heights series. The characters were invented by Edward Stratemeyer. Stratemeyer wanted to keep the books coming and he didn't want to wait for an author to take a long time to write a book.
How many writers have written Nancy Drew books?
There were several writers that wrote the books but Carolyn Keene was the "house name." Mildred Benson, Walter Karig, Wilhelmina Rankin, Margaret Scherf, Iris Vinton, Alma Sasse, George Waller, Charles Strong, and Patricia Doll. Edward Stratemeyer edited the first three and Harriet Adams edited the rest.
Who's pen name was Carolyn Keene?
Carolyn Keene is the collective pseudonym used by the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery series, originally created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer. Many different writers have written under the Carolyn Keene pen name over the years.
How many books did Carolyn Keene write for the Nancy Drew series?
There never was a person named Carolyn Keene. It was a "house name" for books by Edward Stratemeyer for the Nancy Drew books. He wrote the outline and then hired other people to write the books. Mildred Wirt Benson was the first house writer. There were others. This allowed Stratemeyer to publish books quickly. He had house writers for the Nancy Drew series, Hardy Boys and other series.
Who is the real author of theNancy Drew books?
The Nancy Drew book series was originally created by the publisher Edward Stratemeyer and written by various ghostwriters under the pen name Carolyn Keene. Multiple authors have contributed to the series over the years, with Mildred Wirt Benson being one of the most well-known and prolific contributors.
When did Frank J. Dixon die?
The printed author of the Hardy Boys books is Franklin W. Dixon. However, this is just a pseudonym (a fake name of an author). In fact, the Hardy Boys books were written by various authors. Edward Stratemeyer actually created the characters (using the pseudonym so as not to embarass his family if the books bombed). Since his death, the series and team of authors was carried on by his daughter. By the way, the same goes for the Nancy Drew books which were also created by Edward Stratemeyer under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. (For more info about the Nancy Drew authors, please visit http://www.series-books.com/nancydrew/nancydrew.html .) For a detailed list of authors of the Hardy Boys books, please see the link below. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_wrote_the_Hardy_Boys_book_series
Who really wrote Nancy drew?
Mildred Wirt Benson holds the credit to being the primary writer of the Nancy Drew book series. She wrote the books under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Harriet Adams is credited as the re-writer of the original books. Harriet added new titles to the rewrites.
How many books has Carolyn Keene writing in the Nancy Drew series?
There is no Carolyn Keene. It was a "house name" by Edward Stratemeyer who wrote the outlines to the books. Then he hired a number of authors to write the books using his outline. There were 56 Nancy Drew books.
