Harriet Adams Writer

Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (December 11, 1892 – March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile mystery novelist and publisher who authored some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote many books in the Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene) and a few in the Hardy Boys series (under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon). She also oversaw other ghostwriters who wrote for these and many other series as a part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Adams Harriet Stratemeyer
PseudonymCarolyn Keene
Birth dateDecember 11, 1892
Birth nameHarriet Stratemeyer Adams
Birth place
Newark New Jersey
Date of deathMarch 27, 1982
Place of death
Tewksbury Township New Jersey

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Writer

genre
Young-adult fiction
notable work
Nancy Drew

Harriet Adams on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/ucnancydrew2a.htm
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1038791