claim: The Nice Guys was directed by Stephen Spielberg.
evidence: Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors -LRB- Leslie McFarlane , a Canadian author , being the first -RRB- who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate -LRB- now owned by Simon & Schuster -RRB- as well as for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series published by Grosset & Dunlap .. pen name. pen name. Leslie McFarlane. Leslie McFarlane. The Hardy Boys. The Hardy Boys. Stratemeyer Syndicate. Stratemeyer Syndicate. Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster. Ted Scott Flying Stories. Ted Scott Flying Stories. Grosset & Dunlap. Grosset & Dunlap