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Nancy Stratemeyer

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"You are the greatest, Nancy Stratemeyer. You've got brains, luck, and dollops of pluck!"
―Indiana Jones[src]

Nancy Stratemeyer was the precocious daughter of author Edward Stratemeyer.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Nancy Stratemeyer was born between January and February 1900[1] as the daughter of Edward Stratemeyer, author of Tom Swift and Nancy Drew.[2] When the Joneses returned to Princeton in October 1914, Indiana Jones attended junior high school[3] and eventually started dating Nancy,[2] who became his girlfriend. Envisioning their future together, Nancy planned to have two children, Henry Jones III and Sally; while considered studying at maybe Radcliffe or Vassar.[4]

Race to Danger[]

In February 1916, in occasion of the upcoming[2] Valentine Dance[4] junior prom, Indiana was going to borrow Mr. Stratemeyer’s electric Bugatti car to take Nancy. As the car needed a new generator. Indy took it to John Thompson at Edison Laboratories in West Orange, N.J. Important plans for a long-lasting, powerful battery were stolen alongside the Bugatti generator, forcing Indy and Nancy to search for it. At first, German spies are suspected, but they discovered that Thompson was involved, backed by a big oil company. They managed to retake the generator and to fix the car. At the prom Indy and Nancy arrived on the Bugatti in triumph, much to the consternation of his rival Butch.[2]

Moving on[]

On March 1916, one day before departing for New Mexico, Indiana Jones revealed to Nancy that he was going to be away for the next couple weeks for the spring break.[5] On March 9 Nancy sent a letter to Indy.[6]

Despite promising to see each other after, Nancy soon lost touch with Indy,[5] when the young adventurer quit high school to briefly participate in the Mexican Revolution then left for Europe[7] to enlist in the Belgian army and fight in World War I.[8] Indy himself met and dated several women during his war years.[8][9][10]

Back at Princeton, Nancy eventually warmed up to Butch[3] and they were married in June 1917.[3] By September 1919 they had a son. Around that time, Jones returned and the first person he encountered was Stratemeyer herself, from whom he discovered that in his absence she had married his old rival and became a mother.[11]

Legacy[]

While any relationship with Nancy was over, Indy was already dating Amy Wharton, having met at the start of his trans-Atlantic trip home back to Princeton from France. Despite never having any children together,[11] Indiana ended up having a son named Henry Jones III years later from his fiancée, Marion Ravenwood.[12]

Personality and traits[]

Nancy saw herself eventually marrying Indiana Jones and having two children: first a son, Henry Jones III, then a daughter named Sally.[4] However, it was not to be.[11]

Behind the scenes[]

Nancy Stratemeyer on the VHS cover of .

Nancy Stratemeyer on the VHS cover of Spring Break Adventure.

Robyn Lively portrayed Nancy Stratemeyer in the "Princeton, February 1916" episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and reprised the role in Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father as well as new footage that connects "Princeton, February 1916" to "Mexico, March 1916" for the home video release of Spring Break Adventure.[2] The footage featuring the character from Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father was later re-edited into Winds of Change.[11]

In Stephanie Calmenson's novelization, Nancy is described as having dark hair,[4] but she is presented as a redhead in the televised episode.[2]

In real life, Edward Stratemeyer never had a daughter named Nancy. Nancy's character is an amalgam of Stratemeyer's real life daughter Harriet and one of his most famous fictional creations, teen detective Nancy Drew. In addition to Harriet, Stratemeyer had another daughter named Edna.

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In Race to Danger Nancy is stated to be of the same age of Jewel Williams, age sixteen. As Nancy is already sixteen in February 1916 this would mean that she was born in the early months of 1900.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Princeton, February 1916" → Spring Break Adventure
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Race to Danger
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones – Spring Break Adventure
  6. ↑ The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
  7. ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" → My First Adventure
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "London, May 1916" → Love's Sweet Song
  9. ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Paris, October 1916" → Demons of Deception
  10. ↑ The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Transylvania, January 1918"→ Masks of Evil
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father" → Winds of Change
  12. ↑ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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