WGTE’s Production, The Storied Life of Millie Benson, recounts the life story of one of Toledo’s most famous residents. Mildred Wirt Benson, who began her career as a ghostwriter in the late 1920’s, authored 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew novels. She was also responsible for the development of one of the famous young character as an independent, bold and risk-taking female sleuth.