Franklin+W.+Dixon

Name: Franklin W. Dixon- Pen name for Leslie Mcfarlin D.O.B: 25/10/1902 Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada Books Written: Hardy Boys and the Tower Treasure (1927), Hardy Boys and the House on the Cliff (1927), Hardy Boys and the Secret of the old Mill (1927), Hardy Boys and the Missing Chums (1928), Hardy boys Hunting for Hidden Gold (1928), Hardy Boys and the Shore Road Mystery (1928), Hardy Boys and the Secret of the Cave (1929), Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Cabin Island (1929), Hardy Boys and the Great Airport Mystery (1930), Hardy boys and What Happened at Mid-Night (1930).
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1. He worked as a newspaper reporter as a first job. 2. He worked at two more newspapers before becoming an author of novels. 3. He died on September 6, 1977 aged 74 4. He wrote the first 19 Hardy Boys series books. 5. He earned $85 dollars per book during the great depression. 6. His genre of books was on juvenile adventure fiction books. 7. He was nominated for an academy award for his role in Herring Hunt. 8. In Ontario, there is a school named after Leslie McFarlane. 9. He was married and had 2 kids. 10. He wrote 21 Hardy Boys books overall. Franklin Dixon wrote stories with different meanings. Sometimes he would make the story with comedy, adventure and fantasy; his daughter said that he could make characters easily and make a story light up. She also said that he liked to use longer words in his novels and he could also make a story if somebody just gave him an outline.  