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,
Helen Gilmore (1928). Helen left the theater in 1933. She became affiliated with Liberty Magazine. In 1938 she was appointed editor of Movie Mirror Magazine, a Macfadden publication. She became editor of Photoplay in 1941 after the periodical merged with "Movie Mirror". Her career as an editor lasted approximately a decade. In private life Helen was Mrs. Richard Florac. Helen Gilmore died at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, of acute leukemia, in 1947. She was 47 years old. Helen Gilmore Helen Gilmore (1900 – October 8, 1947) was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Chicago, Illinois. She