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Mildred Wirt Benson
Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson is an American journalist and author of children's books. She wrote some of Nancy Drew's first mysteries and created the detective's adventurous personality. Benson wrote under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene of Stratemeyer Syndicate between 1929 and 1947 and contributed to 23 of Nancy Drew's first 30 mysteries, which were bestsellers.
BornMildred Augustine, July 10, 1905, Ladora, Iowa, United States
DiedMay 28, 2002, Toledo, Ohio, United States
OccupationAuthor
GenreChildren's books
Notable awardsAgatha Award

About Mildred Wirt Benson

Children's Author Mildred Wirt Benson was born on July 10, 1905 in Iowa, United States (She dies at the age of 96, on May 28, 2002).

She is a children's author best recognized for her work on the Nancy Drew series. Writing under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, she penned twenty-three Nancy Drew mysteries during the late 1920s, '30s, and '40s.

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Mildred Wirt Benson before becoming famous

Mildred Wirt Benson was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1905 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She studied English and journalism at the University of Iowa and subsequently began a six-decade-long career as a columnist for the Toledo Blade.

Achievement of Mildred Wirt Benson

She wrote the popular Penny Parker series, which consisted of eighteen books released between 1939 and 1948, under her own name.

Mildred Wirt Benson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Asa Wirt, her first husband, worked for the Associated Press. George A. Benson, her second husband, was also a journalist, albeit he worked for a Toledo, Ohio newspaper.

Mildred Wirt Benson Collabed with

The popular Nancy Drew series, written by Benson and other authors, was published by novelist Children's Author Edward Stratemeyer.

Mildred Wirt Benson Income & Net worth

Mildred Wirt Benson's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a children's author. Information about her net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Mildred Wirt Benson.

Mildred Wirt Benson Height and Weight

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Latest information about Mildred Wirt Benson updated on March 17 2023.