▁for ▁g host writing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁successful ▁Hard y ▁Boys ▁series , ▁using ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Franklin ▁W . ▁D ixon . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁school ▁principal , ▁Mc F ar lane ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ha iley bury , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁writer ▁shortly ▁after ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Whit by , ▁Ontario , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁book ▁A ▁Kid ▁in ▁Ha iley bury . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁Sud bury , ▁Ontario , ▁as ▁a ▁newspaper ▁rep orter , ▁then ▁for ▁a ▁week ly ▁paper ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁before ▁taking ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Spring field ▁Republican ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Spring field , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Str atem ey er ▁Sy nd icate ▁▁ ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁he ▁replied ▁to ▁a ▁want ▁ad ▁placed ▁by ▁the ▁Str atem ey er ▁Sy nd icate , ▁publish er ▁of ▁such ▁titles ▁as ▁Nancy ▁D rew , ▁Tom ▁Swift ▁and ▁the ▁Bob b sey ▁Tw ins . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁fre el anced ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁authors ▁using ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Roy ▁Rock wood ▁to ▁write ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁Dave ▁F ear less ▁serial ized ▁mystery ▁nov