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Mildred A Wirt
(Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson)
(1905 - 2002)aka Frank Bell, Mildred Benson, Joan Clark, Julia K Duncan, Alice B Emerson, Frances K Judd, Carolyn Keene, Don Palmer, Helen Louise Thorndyke, Dorothy West, Ann Wirt
Mildred Wirt Benson was an American author of children's books, in particular several Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 25, originally published, Nancy Drew mysteries. She was one of 28 individuals who helped produce the Syndicate's Nancy Drew mystery books from 1929 to 1984. Edward Stratemeyer hired Mildred Benson in 1926 to assist in expanding his roughly-drafted stories with Syndicate directed, juvenile text in order to satisfy increasing demand for his series books.
Benson's favorite Nancy Drew story was The Hidden Staircase, the second mystery in the series. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name.
Benson's favorite Nancy Drew story was The Hidden Staircase, the second mystery in the series. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name.
Awards: Agatha (2001)
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction, Mystery
Series
Ruth Fielding (as by Alice B Emerson)
Ruth Fielding and Her Great Scenario (1927)
Ruth Fielding at Cameron Hall (1928)
Ruth Fielding Clearing Her Name (1929)
Ruth Fielding in Talking Pictures (1930)
Ruth Fielding and Baby June (1931)
Ruth Fielding and Her Double (1932)
Ruth Fielding and Her Greatest Triumph (1933)
Ruth Fielding and Her Crowning Victory (1934)
Ruth Fielding and Her Great Scenario (1927)
Ruth Fielding at Cameron Hall (1928)
Ruth Fielding Clearing Her Name (1929)
Ruth Fielding in Talking Pictures (1930)
Ruth Fielding and Baby June (1931)
Ruth Fielding and Her Double (1932)
Ruth Fielding and Her Greatest Triumph (1933)
Ruth Fielding and Her Crowning Victory (1934)
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
1. The Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
2. The Hidden Staircase (1930)
3. The Bungalow Mystery (1930)
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn (1930)
5. The Secret at Shadow Ranch (1931)
6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm (1931)
7. The Clue in the Diary (1932)
11. The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934)
12. The Message in the Hollow Oak (1935)
13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1936)
14. The Whispering Statue (1937)
15. The Haunted Bridge (1938)
16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels (1939)
17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (1940)
18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion (1941)
19. The Quest of the Missing Map (1942)
20. The Clue in the Jewel Box (1943)
21. The Secret in the Old Attic (1944)
22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall (1945)
23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell (1946)
24. The Clue in the Old Album (1947)
25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (1948)
26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (1949)
27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady (1950)
28. The Clue of the Black Keys (1951)
29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump (1952)
1. The Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
2. The Hidden Staircase (1930)
3. The Bungalow Mystery (1930)
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn (1930)
5. The Secret at Shadow Ranch (1931)
6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm (1931)
7. The Clue in the Diary (1932)
11. The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934)
12. The Message in the Hollow Oak (1935)
13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1936)
14. The Whispering Statue (1937)
15. The Haunted Bridge (1938)
16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels (1939)
17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (1940)
18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion (1941)
19. The Quest of the Missing Map (1942)
20. The Clue in the Jewel Box (1943)
21. The Secret in the Old Attic (1944)
22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall (1945)
23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell (1946)
24. The Clue in the Old Album (1947)
25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (1948)
26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (1949)
27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady (1950)
28. The Clue of the Black Keys (1951)
29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump (1952)
Doris Force (as by Julia K Duncan)
1. Doris Force at Locked Gates (1931)
2. Doris Force at Cloudy Cove (1931)
1. Doris Force at Locked Gates (1931)
2. Doris Force at Cloudy Cove (1931)
Madge Sterling (as by Ann Wirt)
1. The Missing Formula (1932)
2. The Deserted Yacht (1932)
3. The Secret of the Sundial (1932)
1. The Missing Formula (1932)
2. The Deserted Yacht (1932)
3. The Secret of the Sundial (1932)
Kay Tracey (as by Frances K Judd)
The Mystery of the Swaying Curtains (1935)
The Shadow on the Door (1935)
The Green Cameo Mystery (1936)
The Six Fingered Glove Mystery (1936)
Beneath the Crimson Brier Bush (1937)
The Secret at the Windmill (1937)
The Message in the Sand Dunes (1938)
The Murmuring Portrait (1938)
In the Sunken Garden (1939)
When the Key Turned (1939)
The Sacred Feather (1940)
The Mystery of the Swaying Curtains (1935)
The Shadow on the Door (1935)
The Green Cameo Mystery (1936)
The Six Fingered Glove Mystery (1936)
Beneath the Crimson Brier Bush (1937)
The Secret at the Windmill (1937)
The Message in the Sand Dunes (1938)
The Murmuring Portrait (1938)
In the Sunken Garden (1939)
When the Key Turned (1939)
The Sacred Feather (1940)
Penny Nichols (as by Joan Clark)
Penny Nichols Finds a Clue (1936)
Penny Nichols and the Black Imp (1936)
Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key (1936)
Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery (1939)
Penny Nichols Finds a Clue (1936)
Penny Nichols and the Black Imp (1936)
Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key (1936)
Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery (1939)
Dana Girls Mystery Stories
5. The Secret at the Hermitage (1936)
6. The Circle of Footprints (1937)
7. The Mystery of the Locked Room (1938)
8. The Clue in the Cobweb (1939)
9. The Secret at the Gatehouse (1940)
10. The Mysterious Fireplace (1941)
11. The Clue of the Rusty Key (1942)
12. The Portrait in the Sand (1943)
13. The Secret in the Old Well (1944)
14. The Clue in the Ivy (1952)
15. The Secret of the Jade Ring (1953)
16. Mystery at the Crossroads (1954)
5. The Secret at the Hermitage (1936)
6. The Circle of Footprints (1937)
7. The Mystery of the Locked Room (1938)
8. The Clue in the Cobweb (1939)
9. The Secret at the Gatehouse (1940)
10. The Mysterious Fireplace (1941)
11. The Clue of the Rusty Key (1942)
12. The Portrait in the Sand (1943)
13. The Secret in the Old Well (1944)
14. The Clue in the Ivy (1952)
15. The Secret of the Jade Ring (1953)
16. Mystery at the Crossroads (1954)
Honey Bunch (as by Helen Louise Thorndyke)
18. Her First Little Treasure Hunt (1937)
19. Her First Little Club (1938)
20. Her First Trip in a Trailer (1939)
21. Her First Trip to a Big Fair (1940)
22. Her First Twin Playmates (1941)
18. Her First Little Treasure Hunt (1937)
19. Her First Little Club (1938)
20. Her First Trip in a Trailer (1939)
21. Her First Trip to a Big Fair (1940)
22. Her First Twin Playmates (1941)
Dot and Dash (as by Dorothy West)
1. Dot and Dash at the Maple Sugar Camp (1938)
2. Dot and Dash at Happy Hollow (1938)
3. Dot and Dash in the North Woods (1938)
4. Dot and Dash in the Pumpkin Patch (1939)
5. Dot and Dash at the Seashore (1940)
1. Dot and Dash at the Maple Sugar Camp (1938)
2. Dot and Dash at Happy Hollow (1938)
3. Dot and Dash in the North Woods (1938)
4. Dot and Dash in the Pumpkin Patch (1939)
5. Dot and Dash at the Seashore (1940)
Penny Parker Mystery
1. Tale of the Witch Doll (1939)
2. The Vanishing Houseboat (1939)
3. Danger at the Drawbridge (1940)
4. Behind the Green Door (1940)
5. Clue of the Silken Ladder (1941)
6. The Secret Pact (1941)
7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen (1942)
8. The Wishing Well (1942)
9. Ghost Beyond the Gate (1943)
10. Saboteurs on the River (1943)
11. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike (1944)
12. Voice from the Cave (1944)
13. Guilt of the Brass Thieves (1945)
14. Signal in the Dark (1946)
15. Whispering Walls (1946)
16. Swamp Island (1947)
17. The Cry at Midnight (1947)
1. Tale of the Witch Doll (1939)
2. The Vanishing Houseboat (1939)
3. Danger at the Drawbridge (1940)
4. Behind the Green Door (1940)
5. Clue of the Silken Ladder (1941)
6. The Secret Pact (1941)
7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen (1942)
8. The Wishing Well (1942)
9. Ghost Beyond the Gate (1943)
10. Saboteurs on the River (1943)
11. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike (1944)
12. Voice from the Cave (1944)
13. Guilt of the Brass Thieves (1945)
14. Signal in the Dark (1946)
15. Whispering Walls (1946)
16. Swamp Island (1947)
17. The Cry at Midnight (1947)
Flash Evans (as by Frank Bell)
1. Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery (1940)
2. Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk (1940)
1. Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery (1940)
2. Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk (1940)
Dan Carter (as by Ann Wirt)
1. Dan Carter, Cub Scout (1949)
2. Dan Carter and the River Camp (1949)
3. Dan Carter and the Money Box (1950)
4. Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle (1951)
5. Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face (1952)
6. Dan Carter and the Cub Honor (1953)
1. Dan Carter, Cub Scout (1949)
2. Dan Carter and the River Camp (1949)
3. Dan Carter and the Money Box (1950)
4. Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle (1951)
5. Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face (1952)
6. Dan Carter and the Cub Honor (1953)
Boy Scout Explorers (as by Don Palmer)
1. Boy Scout Explorers at Emerald Valley (1955)
2. Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain (1955)
3. Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow (1957)
1. Boy Scout Explorers at Emerald Valley (1955)
2. Boy Scout Explorers at Treasure Mountain (1955)
3. Boy Scout Explorers at Headless Hollow (1957)
Novels
Sky Racers (1935)
Carolina Castle (1936)
Courageous Wings (1937)
The Runaway Caravan (1937)
The Shadow Stone (1937)
Through the Moon-Gate Door (1938)
Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch (1939) (as by Joan Clark)
Linda (1940)
Mystery of the Laughing Mask (1940)
Pirate Brig (1950)
Dangerous Deadline (1957) (as by Mildred Benson)
Quarry Ghost (1959) (as by Mildred Benson)
Kristie at College (1960) (as by Mildred Benson)
Carolina Castle (1936)
Courageous Wings (1937)
The Runaway Caravan (1937)
The Shadow Stone (1937)
Through the Moon-Gate Door (1938)
Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch (1939) (as by Joan Clark)
Linda (1940)
Mystery of the Laughing Mask (1940)
Pirate Brig (1950)
Dangerous Deadline (1957) (as by Mildred Benson)
Quarry Ghost (1959) (as by Mildred Benson)
Kristie at College (1960) (as by Mildred Benson)
Books containing stories by Mildred A Wirt
The Best American Short Stories 2001 (2001)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Katrina Kenison and Barbara Kingsolver
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