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Andrew E. Svenson
Andrew Edward Svenson (May 8, 1910 – August 21, 1975) was an American children's author, publisher, and partner in the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under a variety of pseudonyms, many shared with other authors, he wrote and cowrote more than 70 books for children, including in the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, and Honey Bunch series. He wrote the series The Happy Hollisters using the pseudonym Jerry West and The Tolliver Family as Alan Stone.
Svenson was born on May 8, 1910, in Belleville, New Jersey to parents Sven Andrew Svenson and Laura (Soleau) Svenson. He was the oldest of three children. His younger brother Arthur grew up to become a professor of business management at New York University, and his younger sister Marjorie became a Registered Nurse.
The family moved to Newark, New Jersey, where Svenson attended Barringer High School. He competed as a sprinter in high school, and later in college.
Svenson began to study engineering at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh where he focused on his writing, and graduated in 1932.
Svenson met his wife while attending college. Marian Stewart was the adopted daughter of wealthy parents; the young couple eloped in 1932.
Svenson began his career as a copy boy at the Newark Evening News, where he stayed until 1948. He later became a writer and was given his column about pet care and health. During World War II, he was promoted to the War Desk and was the overnight editor for its Sunday Edition. At the News, Svenson became a very close friend of writer Howard R. Garis, author of the Uncle Wiggily children's book series.
Garis introduced Svenson to Stratemeyer Syndicate partner Harriet Adams in 1947. Svenson began at the Syndicate as a ghostwriter in 1948. By his death in 1975, he had become a full partner in the Syndicate and had shaped the course of multiple children's book series during three challenging decades.
Svenson began by writing Hardy Boys volumes #’s 28, 29, and 30, based on outlines by Harriet Adams. His first Hardy Boys book was “The Sign of the Crooked Arrow," published in 1949. He quickly advanced to work on other series, and on all aspects of production — providing plot outlines, writing complete manuscripts, editing, and rewriting works produced by other Syndicate authors. By 1961, Svenson had become such a key component to the ongoing success of the Syndicate, that he was made a full partner.
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Andrew E. Svenson
Andrew Edward Svenson (May 8, 1910 – August 21, 1975) was an American children's author, publisher, and partner in the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under a variety of pseudonyms, many shared with other authors, he wrote and cowrote more than 70 books for children, including in the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, and Honey Bunch series. He wrote the series The Happy Hollisters using the pseudonym Jerry West and The Tolliver Family as Alan Stone.
Svenson was born on May 8, 1910, in Belleville, New Jersey to parents Sven Andrew Svenson and Laura (Soleau) Svenson. He was the oldest of three children. His younger brother Arthur grew up to become a professor of business management at New York University, and his younger sister Marjorie became a Registered Nurse.
The family moved to Newark, New Jersey, where Svenson attended Barringer High School. He competed as a sprinter in high school, and later in college.
Svenson began to study engineering at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh where he focused on his writing, and graduated in 1932.
Svenson met his wife while attending college. Marian Stewart was the adopted daughter of wealthy parents; the young couple eloped in 1932.
Svenson began his career as a copy boy at the Newark Evening News, where he stayed until 1948. He later became a writer and was given his column about pet care and health. During World War II, he was promoted to the War Desk and was the overnight editor for its Sunday Edition. At the News, Svenson became a very close friend of writer Howard R. Garis, author of the Uncle Wiggily children's book series.
Garis introduced Svenson to Stratemeyer Syndicate partner Harriet Adams in 1947. Svenson began at the Syndicate as a ghostwriter in 1948. By his death in 1975, he had become a full partner in the Syndicate and had shaped the course of multiple children's book series during three challenging decades.
Svenson began by writing Hardy Boys volumes #’s 28, 29, and 30, based on outlines by Harriet Adams. His first Hardy Boys book was “The Sign of the Crooked Arrow," published in 1949. He quickly advanced to work on other series, and on all aspects of production — providing plot outlines, writing complete manuscripts, editing, and rewriting works produced by other Syndicate authors. By 1961, Svenson had become such a key component to the ongoing success of the Syndicate, that he was made a full partner.