Charles S. Strong
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"William McClellan" redirects here. For the baseball player, see Bill McClellan.
Charles Stanley Strong (November 29, 1906 ā October 11, 1962) was an American writer, adventurer and explorer.
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Charles S. Strong | |
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Born | (1906-11-29)November 29, 1906 Brooklyn, New York |
Died | October 11, 1962(1962-10-11) (aged 55) Hempstead, New York |
Language | English |
Genre | Mystery |
Subject | Nancy Drew |
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His pen names include Chuck Stanley, William McClellan, Carl Sturdy, Kelvin McKay, Nancy Bartlett, Myron Keats, Charles Stoddard, Larry Regan, the house names Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon and possibly several others.[1][2][3][4][5] His own name was used as a pseudonym for other writers, including Samuel Epstein and Beryl Williams.[6] He wrote the Hardy Boys book The Hooded Hawk Mystery[7] and the Nancy Drew book The Scarlet Slipper Mystery,[8] and once machine-gunned a shark from an airplane.[9]