Franklin W. Dixon

Franklin W. Dixon is a pen name used by a team of authors for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most notably for the Hardy Boys series. The first author to write under this pseudonym was Canadian author Charles Leslie McFarlane, who is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books. The outlines for these books originated with Edward Stratemeyer, and were later developed by his daughters, Edna C. Squier and Harriet Adams. Other writers who have contributed to the series include John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Harriet Adams herself. The pen name was also used for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, with John W. Duffield being the principal author.