Yet by the 1970s, several newspapers and magazines were touting another woman - Stratemeyer’s oldest daughter, Harriet Adams - as the original Carolyn Keene.Īdams had taken over for her father, supplying all her “ghosts” with detailed outlines and - once Benson quit in 1953 - taking over as Carolyn Keene herself. Pamela Sue Martin on the cover of Playboy Magazine as Nancy Drew in 1978.īenson ended up writing 23 of the first 30 volumes in the series, long after Edward Stratemeyer died in 1930.
“She told me she got out of it by thinking, ‘What would Nancy Drew do?’ ” Fisher said. Benson, who died in 2002, was not only a reporter, but an aviator and amateur archeologist who was once kidnapped during an expedition to Guatemala. “She was an appealing character herself.”īenson imbued Nancy with her own pluckiness, spunk and bravery.
“She was a 1930s newspaper reporter with a very wry sense of humor,” journalism professor Carolyn Dyer says of Benson, whom she befriended. In the late 1920s, he hired a go-getting young woman named Mildred Wirt (later Benson), who was studying journalism at the University of Iowa, to draft a compelling mystery out of a 3¹/₂-page outline about a 16-year-old sleuth named Nancy Drew.
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A prolific children’s author who couldn’t meet the demands for his thrilling page-turners, Stratemeyer started the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which hired ghostwriters to churn out books based on outlines for series such as the Hardy Boys and Bobbsey Twins. Keene - and Nancy Drew - were created by Edward Stratemeyer.
Never mind that Carolyn Keene wasn’t a real person. 1 spot? Carolyn Keene, who beat runner-up Louisa May Alcott with twice as many votes. In 1942, the teen magazine Calling All Girls ran a poll asking readers to pick their favorite author. The mystery of Carolyn Keene Harriet Adams and Mildred Benson Jennifer Fisher Nancy Drew Collection (2) Nancy Drew has had her fair share of controversies in her nearly nine decades, from the two women who claimed to be the original books’ author, Caroline Keene to an attempt - in the 1950s and ’60s - to whitewash some of the original series’ racism to a Playboy magazine centerfold homage.Īs Fisher said, “The history of Nancy Drew is almost like a Nancy Drew mystery,” with twists and turns and thrills along the way. She was breaking into private property, stealing evidence and even outrunning the cops in her trusty blue roadster, going far above the speed limit.Īnd that’s not all. “Nancy was brash, bold and disrespectful to authority,” said historian Jennifer Fisher of the original girl gumshoe who dominated bookshelves from the 1930s to ’50s. But it may not be further off than you think. In other words, this isn’t your mom’s - or your grandma’s - Nancy Drew. Gritty, dark and salacious, it’s more like the sexy teen drama “Riverdale” than “The Secret of the Old Clock,” the 1930 tale that launched the almost 90-year-old series. Premiering on The CW on Wednesday, “Nancy Drew” is the latest take on the young-adult classic. Nancy Drew is on the case! But this time, the beloved teen detective is solving mysteries while having casual sex, dating an ex-con and - perhaps the most shocking twist of all - battling supernatural spooks. Review: Amy Schumer returns to TV in 'Life & Beth' Seann William Scott on playing a reverend in new comedy Jake Johnson on new show 'Minx:' 'The penis montage was very funny' Trailblazing Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung on new show 'Pachinko'
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