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Charles Leslie McFarlane (October 25, 1902 – September 6, 1977) was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker, who is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early books in the very successful Hardy Boys series, using the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.
Oct 30, 2014 · Leslie McFarlane was the ghost writer of most of the famous Hardy Boys Books series. Joe, Frank, Fenton, Aunt Gertrude and Chet Morton were all created in his fertile mind. Leslie McFarlane was born on October 25, 1902, at Carleton Place, Ontario, one of 4 sons of the local school principal.
The books were written by several ghostwriters, most notably Leslie McFarlane, under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. The Hardy Boys have evolved since their debut in 1927.
Charles Leslie McFarlane. who dropped the first forename for his writing career, was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker. McFarlane is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early books in the very successful Hardy Boys series using the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.
Leslie McFarlane was born on 25 October 1902 in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for The Boy Who Stopped Niagara (1948), Invisible Armour (1948) and Here's Hockey (1953). He died on 6 September 1977 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
Jun 14, 2022 · Leslie McFarlane was a Canadian journalist and author who, under the famous pseudonym, Franklin W. Dixon, wrote the original Hardy Boys mysteries for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (also the creators of Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, and the Bobbsey Twins).
Leslie McFarlane has 44 books on Goodreads with 30810 ratings. Leslie McFarlane’s most popular book is The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1).
Author Leslie McFarlane, who passed away on September 6, 1977, was one of the most successful Canadian writers of all time. Working for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, he penned 21 volumes of The Hardy Boys, initiated The Dana Girls series and wrote seven Dave Fearless novels.
Author Leslie McFarlane, who passed away on September 6, 1977, was one of the most successful Canadian writers of all time.
Dec 19, 2006 · The library at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., has obtained the diaries, correspondence and early material of Leslie McFarlane, author of 21 of the Hardy Boys books. McFarlane, a...
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