Who was the real author, not the pen name, of the 'Hardy Boys' books?

ajdale

Edward L. Stratemeyer was his real name. He used the pen name Franklin W. Dixon for the Hardy Boys books. Apparently Stratemeyer paid several other authors to flesh out the plot outlines that he created, without revealing their real names. According to the link below Leslie McFarlane was responsible for the earlier books. http://www.hardyboy.com/~bayport/booklist.html Sep 02 03, 7:14 PM

Alyxsylvr

The first 11, and possibly 21, Hardy Boys were originally ghostwritten by a Canadian Man "Leslie McFarlane" based on plot outlines provided by Edward Stratemeyer under the Pseudonymn Franklin W. Dixon. Other ghost writers working for the Stratemeyer Syndicate eventually rewrote the novels triming them from 25 chapters/230 odd pages to 20 chapters/180 pages primarily for reduced publication costs. Prior to age 7, Leslie had lived in the Hamilton/Burlington area and visited an aunt there later. You can recognize Burlington Bay and its Shore Rd as Barmet Bay, according to Leslie's son. Jun 17 06, 5:25 PM

bentogoa

The characters were created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm, and the books have been written by many different ghostwriters over the years. The books are published under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. Jun 12 09, 12:32 AM