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Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is actually a pseudonym for any number of ghostwriters who have had the distinction of writing stories for the Hardy Boys series. The series was originally created by Edward Stratmeyer in 1926, the same mastermind of the Nancy Drew detective series, Tom Swift, the Rover Boys and other characters. While Stratmeyer created the outlines for the original series, it was Canadian writer Leslie McFarlane who breathed life to the stories and created the persona Franklin W. Dixon. McFarlane wrote for the series for over twenty years and is credited with success of the early collection of stories. As the series became more popular, it was pared down, the format changed and new ghostwriters added their own flavor to the stories. Part of the draw of the Hardy Boys is that as the authors changed, so to did the times and the story lines. While there is no one true author of the series, each ghostwriter can be given credit for enhancing the life of this series and never unveiling that there really is no Franklin W. Dixon. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Tower Treasure… (more)
Disambiguation Notice
Franklin W. Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famously for the Hardy Boys series.
Please do not combine the ghostwriters with this pseudonym.
Leslie McFarlane is one of the better known of the ghostwriters hired by the Syndicate.
Like Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, and other major Syndicate series, the creator of the character is Edward Stratemeyer. He then wrote outlines and hired ghostwriters. He then edited the books and marketed them. The Syndicate was the owner of the work.
Franklin W. Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famously for the Hardy Boys series.
Please do not combine the ghostwriters with this pseudonym.
Leslie McFarlane is one of the better known of the ghostwriters hired by the Syndicate.
Like Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, and other major Syndicate series, the creator of the character is Edward Stratemeyer. He then wrote outlines and hired ghostwriters. He then edited the books and marketed them. The Syndicate was the owner of the work.
Franklin W. Dixon is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
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