Franklin W. Dixon (1902 - 1977)

Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors, including Canadian author Charles Leslie McFarland (1902-1977), who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.