Charles S. Strong

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.Detecting Canada: Essays on Canadian Crime Fiction, Television, and Film Jeannette Sloniowski, Marilyn Rose; Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, March 25, 2014 Wisconsin Valley Library Service catalog Science Fiction EncyclopediaLibrary of Congress Name Authority File "Keats, Myron 1906–" His own name was used as a pseudonym for other writers, including Samuel Epstein and Beryl Williams. Publishers Weekly

Strong wrote The Hardy Boys book The Hooded Hawk Mystery Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed James D. Keeline and the Nancy Drew book The Scarlet Slipper Mystery,Rediscovering Nancy Drew Carolyn Stewart Dyer, Nancy Tillman Romalov; University of Iowa Press, 1995, page 155 and once machine-gunned a shark from an airplane.

Early life and education Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 29, 1906,Passport Application image Strong studied at the Pace Institute of Accounting and Law and the Royal Fredrick University (now the University of Oslo) in Norway.

An honor student, he gained some early recognition as a twelve-year-old for writing a history of the Great War."Boy of Twelve Writes History of World War", Brooklyn Daily Times, February 2, 1919. The book had nine chapters, brief bios of main figures, 100 photographs, 25 maps, and appendices."Richmond Hill Boy Writes History of the World War", Brooklyn Eagle, January 19, 1920.

In June 1920, he graduated from Public School No. 90.

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.

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

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.. McLoughlin Brothers, 1932.

He was even mentioned in the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið on November 1, 1928, describing him as the editor of the Scandinavian American News Bureau.Strong Charles Strong Charles S. Strong. Meðal farþega á Lyru í kvöld er Mr. Charles S. Strong, ritstjóri Scandinavian American News Bureau í New York. Roughly:"Charles S. Strong. Among the passengers on the Lyre tonight is Mr. Charles S. Strong, editor of Scandinavian American News Bureau in New York. – Mr. Strong said he was very impressed by the acceptance he had received throughout Hjerting (in Denmark) ..." (note: The Kingdom of Iceland was then in existence)

Strong was also the New York correspondent for the short-lived radio publication What's On the Air, circa 1931.American Radio History. What's On the Air. vol.2 no. 5. March 1931, page 10.

Strong was an editor at Standard Magazines, a.k.a. the Thrilling pulps, from approximately 1936 through 1954, when he retired to devote himself to writing books."New York City Notes", Writer's Digest, June 1954.

Death Strong died of a heart attack in Hempstead, New York, at the age of 55 on October 11, 1962.

Works

Books Fiction by Charles S. Strong: Ranger, Sea Dog of the Royal Mounted (1948) Book ASIN=B00502E7UCKirkus Reviews "Canadian Arctic, vivid descriptions of the Eskimos, and the trail of explorers, these are freshly described by the author who is an experienced Arctic traveler as well as the author of many stories and articles" About a Samoyed pup which becomes an accomplished sailor. South Pole Husky (1950)Kirkus Reviews. "One could wish that Charles Strong, whose own adventurous life should provide many an exciting true story, had not submerged a good yarn in somewhat uncoordinated factual minutiae". Ranger's Arctic Patrol (1952) Snow King, Herd Dog of Lapland (1954, Dodd, Mead) Based on his 1928 treks in Lapland. Lassie: Treasure Hunter (1960) The Lost Convoy (1960, Chilton) (last published book)

by Charles Stoddard: North of the Stars (1937, Dodge, New York, 256 pp.) The Trapper of Rat River (1941) Killer of Fort Norman (1944) Malloy of the Royal Mounted (1944) The Timber Beasts (1944) The Killer of Sheep River (1946) Prairie Peril (1946) Tundra Trail (1947, Arcadia House) (Mallory of the Royal Mounted) Northwest Trouble (1948) The Golden Arrow (1956)

by Larry Regan: Bullwacker (1955, W. Foulsham & Company, 150 pp.)

by Franklin W. Dixon: The Hooded Hawk Mystery (1954, Grosset & Dunlap) (The Hardy Boys #34)

by Carolyn Keene: The Scarlet Slipper Mystery (1954, Grosset & Dunlap) (Nancy Drew #32) Based on an outline by Harriet S. Adams.

Nonfiction by Charles S. Strong: We Were There with Byrd at the South Pole (1956) (illus. J. Graham Kaye)Kirkus Reviews. "Vic and the son of a Los Angeles dog biscuit maker, is given the chance to follow the Byrd ex by Captain Nilsen whose Norwegian whaling ship is acting as a supplier". The Story of American Sailing Ships (1957) (illustrated by Gordon Hope Grant)Kirkus Reviews. "Superb drawings by Gordon Grant and H.B. Vestal hail the equally fine sea-swept history of great American vessels; of schooners, sloops, whalers; of great naval engagements in The Story of American Sailing Ships. Iron men and wooden ships and their part in America's history, told with spanking illustrations and memorable style." The Real Book About the Antarctic (1959) – written for the International Geophysical YearKirkus Reviews. "this text with 25 line cuts by Albert Orbaan presents a forceful picture of the still unconquered South Pole."

Magazines Fiction by Charles S. Strong: "Right Side Up in the Arctic", Flying Aces, July 1934 (first known pulp story) "Sahara Scout", Sky Birds, February 1935 "Sealed", Popular Detective, July 1937 "Chinese Thunder", Thrilling Adventures, August 1938 "Deep Purple", Army-Navy Flying Stories, Summer 1945 "Ten Years for Butch", Popular Detective, December 1945 by Chuck Stanley: "The Brand Blotter", Blue Ribbon Western, December 1948 (novel length) (last known pulp story)

Nonfiction by Charles Strong: "Hot Ice", Easy Money, July 1936 "First Page Signals", Writer's 1943 Year Book, February 1943 by Charles S. Strong: "Finland's Fight for Freedom", Thrilling Adventures, February 1940 by Chuck Stanley: "Firearms", Exciting Western, December 1945 "Oklahoma Place Names", Exciting Western, March 1949

Comic Books Two-page text article for Real Life Comics #2 (1941) Light of Liberty about the Statue of Liberty.Michigan State University Libraries. Special Collections Division Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection. "The story of the symbol of freedom greeting Americans and their neighbors in New York Harbor."

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