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Helen Gurley Brown

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Helen Gurley Brown 1922-, American writer and editor, b. Green Forest, Ark. In 1962 she published the best-selling Sex and the Single Girl (1962); its sequel Sex and the New Single Girl appeared in 1970. From 1965 to 1997 she was editor of Cosmopolitan, reviving the faltering magazine by directing it toward single young career women. The magazine under her guidance charted the accomplishments and aspirations of these women in both their public and private lives. Author not available, BROWN, HELEN GURLEY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Helen Gurley Brown
Helen Gurley Brown American author and editor Helen Gurley Brown (born 1922) first achieved fame for...women in over 27 different countries. Helen Gurley Brown was born in Green Forest, Arkansas... Read more

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Helen Gurley Brown Born: February 18, 1922 Green Forest...author American author and editor Helen Gurley Brown first achieved fame for her best-selling...twenty-seven different countries. Early years Helen Gurley Brown was born in Green Forest, Arkansas... Read more

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	HELEN GURLEY BROWN WILL LEAVE COSMOPOLITAN POST.(Business) ; Helen Gurley Brown, who invented the concept of the have-it-all Cosmo girl, will...as deputy editor of Cosmopolitan and said she will succeed Brown as editor. In a statement, Brown said she has long admired Fuller's work and said her designated... Read more
	HELEN GURLEY BROWN PASSES COSMO TORCH SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL UNDERWENT BIG CHANGES IN 32 YEARS SHE SPENT AT MAGAZINE'S HELM.(News/National/International) ; ...though you can pop up and down. (Helen Gurley Brown invented this trick.)'' The...tightening pores - is vintage Helen Gurley Brown, the 74-year-old primped-and-preen...Eight ``life rules'' offered by Helen Gurley Brown in her final issue as editor... Read more
	HELEN GURLEY BROWN: A MOUSE THAT ROARED ; I've never believed Helen Gurley Brown when she still refers herself as a...to more than 3 million from 782,701. Brown, 68, laughed when I suggested her carefully...struggles as victorious milestones. Brown proved my thesis. "I was fired six... Read more
	Good Night, Mrs. Brown.(Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown retires)(Brief Article) ; ...editor of Cosmopolitan in 1965, Helen Gurley Brown had never worked at a magazine...seen her reading one. No matter. Brown had produced the 1962 best seller...other women's magazine. Last week Brown, 73, announced that after her long... Read more
	Just call her Helen 'Girly' Brown. (Cosmopolitan Magazine Editor Helen Gurley Brown) ; ...major headache for Helen Gurley Brown, Cosmopolitan's...as young women. Brown feels that readers...editorial product, said Brown, who's been Cosmo...dead and saying Brown had finally caved...girl. That put Brown in a fighting mood...column, Smith wrote, Helen ... Read more

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	Italics in amber. (how one female writer could no longer write the articles Cosmopolitan magazine and editor Helen Gurley Brown wanted) (Column)
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