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Creator of Teen Sleuth Nancy Drew Dies at 96

Dennis G. Jerz / 30 May 2002

“Who was Carolyn Keene, the pen name of the series author? It would take 50 years before fans found out that Keene was Mildred Wirt Benson, a gutsy, hard-working, fiercely independent journalist from Toledo, Ohio, with a penchant for adventure, both real and imagined.” —Creator of Teen Sleuth Nancy Drew Dies at 96 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

30 May 2002 in Books, Humanities, Literature, PopCult.

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