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Mildred Benson
Fiction writer and journalist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1905 to 2002 · aged 96
Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and writer of children's books. She wrote some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and created the detective's adventurous personality.
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2002Died28 May 20022001Edgar AwardsAwardMalice Domestic Award for Lifetime AchievementAward1994Iowa Women's Hall of FameAward1993Ohio Women's Hall of FameAward1905Born10 July 1905
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About this person
Benson wrote under the Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1953 and contributed to 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew mysteries, which were bestsellers.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 2002 · aged 96
The same award as Mildred
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Peter LoveseyBoth received Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime AchievementH. R. F. KeatingBoth received Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime AchievementPatricia MoyesBoth received Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement
Sara ParetskyBoth received Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement