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Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, video games, and TV shows as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the book-packaging firm Stratemeyer Syndicate, as the…

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Occupation
Detective
Created by
Edward Stratemeyer
Family
Carson Drew (father)
First appearance
The Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
Nationality
American
Portrayed by
Bonita Granville (1938–1939 films) · Pamela Sue Martin (1977 TV series) · Janet Louise Johnson (1977 TV series) · Tracy Ryan (1995 TV series) · Maggie Lawson (2002 TV film)

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Television

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Nancy Drew

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Triples433
Avg. degree1.99
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Nancy Drew

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related to International publications · 36
Nancy Drew → Alice Roy, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Asia, Cover, Denmark, Drew, English, Estimates, Estonia, European, Finland, France, Frøken Detektiv, George Fayne's, Georgia, German, Girl Detective, In Germany, Italy, Joyce
has impact · 33
Nancy Drew → According, Barbara Walters, Barbra Streisand, Beverly Sills, Carolyn Heilbrun, Cherry Ames Nurse Stories, Day O'Connor, Edward Stratemeyer, Ellen Barkin, Emma Roberts, First Lady Laura Bush, Iowa, Judy Bolton Series, Kay Tracey, Many, Nancy, Nancy Pickard, National Organization, Oprah Winfrey, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
related to Bonita Granville · 26
Nancy Drew → Adams, All, B-films, Barton MacLane, Bonita Granville, Captain Tweedy, Carson Drew, Effie Schneider, Frank Orth, Frankie Thomas, From, Glenda Farrell, In, Jack, John Litel, Kenneth Gamet, Ned Nickerson, Renie Riano, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Ted Nickerson
related to Emma Roberts · 26
Nancy Drew → Although, Andrew Fleming, As, Before, Carson Drew, Drew, Emma Roberts, Fleming, However, Jerry Weintraub, Los Angeles, Max Thieriot, Midwest, Nancy, Nancy's, Ned Nickerson, On June, Others, Pictures, Roberts
related to Nancy Drew (1995 TV series) · 26
Nancy Drew → Africa, Bess, Both, Callisto, December, DVD, George, Jhene Erwin, Joy Tanner, Nancy, Ned Nickerson, Nelvana, New York City, Produced, Retro Rerun YouTube, Ryan, Scott Speedman, September, The, The Hardy Boys
related to Nancy Drew (2019 TV series) · 26
Nancy Drew → Bess, Carson Drew, CW, Developed, George, Horseshoe Bay, In, Josh Schwartz, Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Like, Maine, Midwestern, Much, Nancy, Nancy's, Ned, Nick, October, River Heights
related to Characteristics · 21
Nancy Drew → As, Bess, Carson, Carson Drew, Elizabeth, Emerson College, George, George Fayne, Hannah, Hannah Gruen, Helen, Helen Corning, In, Marvin, Nancy, Nancy's, Ned Nickerson, River Heights, She, The
related to 2003–2012: Girl Detective and graphic novels · 17
Nancy Drew → Girl Detective, In, Leona Fisher, Many, Nancy, Nancy's, Others, River Heights, Schuster, Simon, Since, Some, The Nancy Drew, There, This, Trace, Without
related to The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries · 17
Nancy Drew → ABC, Carson Drew, Drew, Future Dynasty, George, George O'Hanlon, Hardy Boys, In, Jean Rasey, Jr, Mysteries, Nancy, Ned, Pamela Sue Martin, The, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew, William Schallert
related to Musicals · 16
Nancy Drew → Alan Menken, Diana Nickerson, Drew, In, James Lapine, Jeff Thomson, Jeremy Desmon, Mystery, Nancy Nickerson, Ned Nickerson, Nell Benjamin, Now, Sarah Kernochan, Spotlight Manor, The, The Musical

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Nancy DrewCreated byEdward Stratemeyer1.00infobox
Nancy DrewFamilyCarson Drew (father)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewFirst appearanceThe Secret of the Old Clock (1930)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewNationalityAmerican1.00infobox
Nancy DrewOccupationDetective1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byBonita Granville (1938–1939 films)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byPamela Sue Martin (1977 TV series)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byJanet Louise Johnson (1977 TV series)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byTracy Ryan (1995 TV series)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byMaggie Lawson (2002 TV film)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byEmma Roberts (2007 film)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed bySophia Lillis (2019 film)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewPortrayed byKennedy McMann (2019 TV series)1.00infobox
Nancy DrewVoiced byLani Minella1.00infobox
Nancy DrewVoiced byClaire Boynton1.00infobox
Nancy DrewVoiced byBrittany Cox1.00infobox
Nancy Drewis afictional character appearing in several mystery book series0.90text
Nancy Drewis amythic heroine0.90text
Nancy Drewis aoriginal Nancy Drew series0.90text
Nancy Drewis acentral character in each series0.90text
Nancy Drewis afigure equivalent to the ancient Sumerian deity Inanna and that Nancy's0.90text

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