![]() ![]() The Stratemeyer Syndicate switched publishers in 1979 from Grosset & Dunlap to Simon & Schuster, resulting in a lawsuit between the parties. Actress Pamela Sue Martin played Nancy Drew. Nancy Drew made her television debut, along with The Hardy Boys, in 1978 with alternating Sunday night mysteries on ABC. Nancy returned to the big screen in 2007's "Nancy Drew" starring Emma Roberts. There were four Nancy Drew movies in the 1930s: "Nancy Drew … Detective," 1938 "Nancy Drew, Reporter," 1939 "Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter," 1939 and "Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase," 1939. It wasn't until the 1950s that her age was changed to 18. Nancy Drew was only 16 when the series debuted in 1930. The first Carolyn Keene was Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew books.įrom 1959 through 1978, the first 34 volumes in the series were revised and cut down from 25 chapters to just 20. More than 500 Nancy Drew books have been published since 1930 - including the classic series, the continuation of the classic series in paperback, spin-offs, special editions, cookbooks and sleuth books.Ĭarolyn Keene is a pen name for various ghostwriters who have written the books over the years. One of the possible names for Nancy Drew was Stella Strong. Nancy Drew was created by a man, Edward Stratemeyer, who died only two weeks after the series debut in 1930. ![]()
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