2007-03-14 03:17:10 · 3 answers · asked by Bubblicious baby 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the first 30 books -- 1-7, 11-25, and 30 -- was the first "Carolyn Keene". She was born July 10, 1905 in Ladora, Iowa, and died of lung cancer in Toledo, Ohio, on May 28, 2002. Mildred was still a working newspaper columnist when she died at age 96.
2007-03-14 03:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carolyn Keene doesn't actually exist. The name was used as a pseudonym for the author, because the publisher actually hired many multiple authors to write those books.
For more about this, check out the Wikipedia article I've referenced below:
2007-03-14 10:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carolyn Keene is a group of people that wrote the books all together. don't you think she'd be dead by now otherwise?
2007-03-14 10:21:12 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋