Charles S. Strong Explained

Charles S. Strong
Birth Date:29 November 1906
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York
Death Place:Hempstead, New York
Language:English
Genre:Mystery
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Charles Stanley Strong (November 29, 1906October 11, 1962) was an American writer, adventurer and explorer.

His pen names include Chuck Stanley, William McClellan, Carl Sturdy, Kelvin McKay, Nancy Bartlett, Myron Keats, Charles Stoddard, Larry Regan, the house names Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon and possibly several others.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] His own name was used as a pseudonym for other writers, including Samuel Epstein and Beryl Williams.[6] He wrote the Hardy Boys book The Hooded Hawk Mystery[7] and the Nancy Drew book The Scarlet Slipper Mystery,[8] and once machine-gunned a shark from an airplane.

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 29, 1906,[9] Strong studied at the Pace Institute of Accounting and Law and Royal Fredrick University Oslo.[10]

Writing career

In 1931 the Brooklyn Eagle Magazine carried a feature article titled Long Island Man Kills Sharks from Airplane by Joan Crockett which said

The article adds that a Norwegian newspaper called him "The American who knows Scandinavia thoroughly" and a Swedish newspaper "The American who discovered Sweden". He studied Scandinavian literature at the University of Oslo, and his hobbies included riding, hunting, fishing, and automobile and motorboat racing. His "hydroaerographic chart" was used by European pilots. He proposed a peace plan after World War I to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and the American-Scandinavian Foundation.

Strong was one of the authors who popularized the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction, with his leading characters: Corporal Buchanan and Constable Carter of the RCMP, writing as Charles Stoddard.[11]

He wrote one of the chapters, "Twelve Days Eastward", in Conquerors of the Sky by Joseph Lewis French, which has an introduction by Amelia Earhart.[12]

He was even mentioned in the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið on November 1, 1928, describing him as the editor of the Scandinavian American News Bureau.[13]

Strong was also the New York correspondent for the short-lived radio publication What's On the Air circa 1931.[14]

Death

Strong died in Hempstead, New York at the age of 55 on October 11, 1962.[15]

Works

He was a noted writer of series books, including a Hardy Boys book for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1954, (The Hooded Hawk Mystery Hardy boys#34), Lassie: Treasure Hunter, the Nancy Drew book The Scarlet Slipper Mystery (Nancy Drew#32) based on an outline by Harriet S. Adams. He wrote a series of books about Snow King, Herd Dog of Lapland based on his 1928 treks in Lapland.[22] [23]

He wrote a two-page text article for Real Life Comics#2 (1941) Light of Liberty about the Statue of Liberty.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Detecting Canada: Essays on Canadian Crime Fiction, Television, and Film Jeannette Sloniowski, Marilyn Rose; Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, March 25, 2014
  2. http://mcpl.us/catalogs/vcat/?b=b10733747 Wisconsin Valley Library Service catalog
  3. Science Fiction Encyclopedia
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93017473.html Library of Congress Name Authority File
  5. Book: Pseudonyms. Joseph F. Clarke. BCA. 1977. 239.
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=AeYXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22charles+strong%22+spy Publishers Weekly
  7. http://www.keeline.com/Hardy_Boys.pdf Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=WB5CnCXNcmAC&q=scarlet+slipper Rediscovering Nancy Drew
  9. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJG-GGP6 Passport Application image
  10. Book: 115. Lawmen in Scarlet: An Annotated Guide to Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Print and Performance. Bernard Alger Drew. Scarecrow Press. 1990. 9780810823303.
  11. Book: 25. Detecting Canada: Essays on Canadian Crime Fiction, Television, and Film. Jeannette Sloniowski, Marilyn Rose (editors). Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. 2014. 9781554589272. Canadian Crime Writing in English. David Skene-Melvin.
  12. https://books.google.com/books?id=2nVGAAAAYAAJ&q=%22charles+s.+strong%22
  13. http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=101568&pageId=1216835&lang=4&q=Charles Strong Charles Strong
  14. http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Whats-On-The-Air/Whats-On-The-Air-1931-03.pdf American Radio History
  15. News: Charles Strong, Explorer, Dead . . Manhasset, Long Island . 31 . October 12, 1962 . subscription.
  16. Ranger, Sea Dog of the Royal Mounted . . Frances . Smith . BR33 . March 24, 1948 . subscription. Book ASIN=B00502E7UC
  17. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charles-s-strong/ranger-sea-dog-of-the-royal-mounted/ Kirkus Reviews
  18. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charles-s-strong-2/south-pole-husky/ Kirkus Reviews
  19. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charles-s-strong-3/with-byrd-at-the-south-pole/ Kirkus Reviews
  20. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charles-s-strong-2/the-real-book-about-the-antarctic/ Kirkus Reviews
  21. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/charles-s-strong-5/the-story-of-american-sailing-ships/ Kirkus Reviews
  22. News: Author to Winter With Arctic Lapps; Charles S. Strong Sails on Gripsholm to Make Long Trek With Mongolian Tribe. To Study Lives and Habits; Also Intends to Collect Scandinavian Dolls for Brooklyn institute of Arts. . . N1 . August 12, 1928 . subscription.
  23. News: Life Among the Lapps; Snow King, Herd Dog of Lapland . . Book 33 . George A. . Woods . June 6, 1954 . subscription.
  24. http://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/nrri/new_yo.htm Michigan State University Libraries

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