Gertrude Hardy
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| Gertrude Hardy | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Occupation | Homemaker |
| Physical description | |
| Gender | Female |
| Chronology | |
| Appearances | The Hardy Boys #1 The House on the Cliff (1927) |
Gertrude "Trudy" Hardy is the unmarried older sister of Fenton Hardy, she lives with her brother and his family in the town of Bayport.
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[edit] Personality
She is sharp tongued woman who isn’t afraid to voice her mind, never worrying how it will sound to others. She seems rather severe to strangers, but those who know her, know that her peppery manner conceals a great depth of affection.[1]
Gertrude is very brave and will not back down to anyone, on more then one occasion she has managed to capture criminals that have sneaked into the Hardy’s house.
[edit] Skills
A skilled cook, it seems Gertrude always has a freshly beaked pie or a new batch of cookies for her nephews and their friends.
Like Fenton, Gertrude is gifted when it comes to detective work, and in the past she has helped him out with some mysteries.
[edit] Physical description
Gertrude is a 65 year old[2], tall, slim woman with long black hair[3]. She wears steel-rimmed bifocals and dentures.
- In the Graphic Novels
She is tall and slim with blue eyes and short blond hair.
[edit] History
Gertrude Hardy was born to unknown parents on August 25th[4], presumably somewhere in New York State. Gertrude was popular in school.
At one time Gertrude was engaged, but before she was married her fiancé has killed[5].
She moved in with her brothers’ family shortly after Frank and Joe solved their first mystery, and has lived with them ever since.
[edit] References
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #22 The Flickering Torch Mystery (1943), page three
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #10 What Happened at Midnight (1931)
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #4 The Missing Chums (1962), page one
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #20 Mystery of the Flying Express (1970), page 18
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #166 Past and Present Danger (2001)
[edit] External links
- HardyBoysCasefiles.com
