Helen Gurley Brown Helen Gurley Brown Helen Gurley Brown (February 18, 1922 – August 13, 2012; born Helen Marie Gurley) was an American author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was the editor-in-chief of "Cosmopolitan" magazine for 32 years. Helen Marie Gurley was born February 18, 1922 in Green Forest, Arkansas, the daughter of Cleo Fred (née Sisco; 1893-1980) and Ira Marvin Gurley. At one time her father was appointed Commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. After his election to the Arkansas state legislature the family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. He died in an elevator accident on June 18, 1932. In 1937,
Jed Buell show ended. Buell married journalist Helen Gurley (no relation to Helen Gurley Brown) in 1934 with Helen acting as a story editor on several of Buell's films. The couple had one son Jed Buell Jr. born in 1939. Buell died on died September 29, 1961 Jed Buell Jed Buell born May 21, 1897 in Denver, Colorado died September 29, 1961 was an American film producer, director and screenwriter who specialised in low budget B pictures in a variety of subjects including singing cowboy films featuring midgets and black actors. The son of William J. Buell and Dora Phelps, Buell was