Franklin W. Dixon
Franklin W. Dixon is a pseudonym used by multiple authors who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first 16 books, following detailed plot outlines.
Edward Stratemeyer and his daughters, Edna C. Squier and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, created outlines and edited the books.
Other contributors included Amy McFarlane, John Button, and Andrew E. Svenson.
The series underwent revisions starting in the late 1950s to modernize the content.
Dixon was also credited for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, with John W. Duffield as the principal author.
