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A Pilot and an Adventurer: Mildred Wirt Benson URL: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2002105290069 Description: This 2002 obituary provides biographical details about Mildred ("Millie") Wirt Benson, "newspaper reporter for more than eight decades and author of the first 23 Nancy Drew mysteries that inspired generations of readers." Includes a list of the Nancy Drew books written by Benson under the pseudonym of Carolyn Keene and a photo of Benson as an aviator. Note: Benson's columns for the newspaper are no longer available on this site. From the Toledo Blade, Ohio. LII Topics: Authors, Biography (Individuals), Journalists, Notable People, Notable People: Women Publisher: The Blade Library of Congress Subject Headings: Authors, American Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character) People Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine), 1905- Women authors LII Database Information: Record 20900 created by Jennifer English on 03/13/2006 Last modification on 03/15/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 06/06/2006 Published: 03/16/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20900 |
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