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- Edward Stratemeyer was born on October 4, 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer, known for The Hardy Boys (2013), The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977). He was married to Magdalene Baker VanCamp. He died on May 10, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
- SpouseMagdalene Baker VanCamp(March 25, 1891 - ?) (2 children)
- Stratemeyer created many well-known characters such as The Hardy Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, The Rover Boys, Nancy Drew and others.
- Father of the popular novelist 'Harriet Adams', who wrote under the name Carolyn Keene, a pseudonym for the many authors who have contributed to the Nancy Drew series.
- Son of a German immigrant, he wrote an estimated 160 books under his many pseudonyms (which include Oliver Optic and Horatio Algers, Jr.), perhaps 60 under his own name, and outlined stories for about 800 more.
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