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Franklin W. Dixon
House pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate
Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys[1] novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Canadian author Charles Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books,[2] but worked to a detailed plot and character outline for each story.[3] The outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, with later books outlined by his daughters Edna C. Squier and Harriet Adams. Edna and Harriet also edited all books in the series through the mid-1960s.[4] Other writers of the original books include MacFarlane's wife Amy,[5] John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Adams herself; most of the outlines were done by Adams and Svenson.[2] A number of other writers and editors were recruited to revise
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Franklin W. Dixon Biography
The Hardy Boys series, like most of the books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, is a joint effort of in-house editors and ghost writers.
Behind the Hardy Boys, though, stood the figure of Edward Stratemeyer, who created the characters and devised an ingenious way to mass-produce and mass-distribute these inexpensive books for early adolescents. As ghost writer Leslie McFarlane said, Stratemeyer was "a Henry Ford of fiction for boys and girls." The series Stratemeyer originated has achieved an enduring place in the hearts and minds of millions of readers.
Edward Stratemeyer was born on October 4, 1862, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
He received a high school education that was rounded out by private tutoring, and began writing stories in 1886 simply to pass the time while working in his brother's local tobacco store. One slow afternoon when few customers had come around, Stratemeyer started scrawling out a...
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Franklin W. Dixon, is the pen name or house name that has been used for all Hardy Boys books, except for the graphic novels, and Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery (with house name Carolyn Keene used for the crossover title).
An interview with two authors then writing under the name of Dixon was published in a 1995 edition of Boy's Life magazine. Both authors remained anonymous (Mr. X and Mr. Y), stating they were sworn to secrecy to protect the pen name.
A tribute to Franklin W. Dixon was found in the second-person narrative "Choose Your Own Adventure" book Longhorn Territory, where the reader is given the option to work as a rider for the Pony Express. One of the station masters is named Frank Dixon.
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The following series or books have been published under the Franklin W. Dixon name:
Series[]
The Hardy Boys series[]
Other series[]
- Ted Scott Flying Stories (1927-1943)
Individual novels[]
Known authors[]
Many different authors have written under the pseudonym, while most still are not known, some have been revealed. Below is a li
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