Helen gurley brown biography

“Sexual intercourse,” according to the British poet Philip Larkin, “began / In nineteen sixty-three / (Which was rather late for me)— / Between the end of the Chatterley ban / And the Beatles’ first LP.” This, it turns out, is complete nonsense. Sexual intercourse began for Larkin, at the very latest, in the early nineteen-forties, with his teen-aged girlfriend, and continued at an energetic pace with a variety of women, including his secretary and the wife of a colleague—at one point, he shared his favors among three lovers—until he died, in his early sixties. I mention Larkin’s amorous history, and cite his succinct, famous poem “Annus Mirabilis” (the narrator goes on to describe the relations between men and women of his generation as “A sort of bargaining, / A wrangle for the ring, / A shame that started at sixteen / And spread to everything”) because in Helen Gurley Brown, Larkin’s elder by six months (they were both forty-one), had been fornicating shamelessly for half her l

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SATSG had shined a spotlight on a largely ignored and misunderstood demographic, and its incredible success showcased clearly that there was a wealth of opportunity for someone to publish a magazine directed toward single women, addressing their real-life questions about life, money, work, and, yes, sex. And Helen bet that she was just the writer to do it.

The bet paid off. The first issue of Cosmopolitan under Helen’s leadership completely sold out; by its peak, the circulation had soared to over 3,, copies per month, and yearly advertising sales grew to pages per year. She would remain at the helm for 32 years. The first true Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Helen made Cosmo into a global phenomenon. Under her leadership, the magazine expanded to 67 countries, pushing boundaries with its orädd coverage of taboo subjects and frank discussions of issues facing women across the world. Helen’s very first Cosmopolitan covered featured articles on birth control (the first maga

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Helen Gurley Brown

American author, publisher, and businesswoman

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Born	Helen Marie Gurley ()February 18, Green Forest, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	August 13, () (aged&#;90) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	International Editor, Cosmopolitan
Notable credit(s)	Editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan
Title	International Editor, Cosmopolitan; Former editor-in-chief, U.S. Cosmopolitan
Spouse	David Brown &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#;

Helen Gurley Brown (née Helen Marie Gurley; February 18, &#;– August 13, )^[1] was an American author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.^[2]

Early life

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Helen Marie Gurley was born February 18, ,^[3] in Green Forest, Arkansas,^[4] the younger daughter of Cleo Fred (née Sisco; –) and Ira Marvin Gurley.^[5][6] At one time, her father was ap