Helen Gurley Brown

Helen Gurley Brown (February 18, 1922 – August 13, 2012) American author, publisher, and businesswoman. Born: February 18, 1922, Green Forest, Arkansas, US. Died: August 13, 2012 (aged 90) New York City, New York, US. She was editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.

Title: [Helen Gurley Brown, full-length portrait, sitting on a desk] / World Telegram and Sun photo by John Bottega. Creator(s): Bottega, John, photographer. Date Created / Published: 1964. Medium: 1 photographic print. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-125119 (b and w film copy neg.)

Rights Advisory: No copyright restriction known. Staff photographer reproduction rights transferred to Library of Congress through Instrument of Gift.By John Bottega, World Telegram staff photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Call Number: NYWTS - BIOG--Brown, Helen G.--Author [item] [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C., 20540 USA. Notes: NYWT and S staff photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects: Brown, Helen Gurley. Format: Photographic prints--1960-1970. Portrait photographs--1960-1970. Collections: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand. Part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)

Newsworthy images of the New York city metropolitan area predominate; also covers other United States areas and foreign countries. Emphasis is on personalities in the news, especially actors, artists and literary figures, businessmen, community leaders, criminals, entertainers, government officials, musicians, politicians, religious figures, scholars, socialites, sports figures, and other notable citizens.

Also portrays daily life of American men, women and children: playing, working, getting married, giving birth, coping with illness, and dying. Of note are images related to African-Americans and other ethnic groups. Subject coverage includes such categories as animals, cultural institions, disasters, education, events, health, housing, industry, labor, monuments, politics, transportation, and wars. Geographic coverage depicts countries, states, cities, towns, and natural features.