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  1. Helen Gurley Brown Dies: Cosmopolitan Editor, Feminist Author

    Mon, 13 Aug 2012

    Helen Gurley Brown , the Cosmopolitan magazine editor who empowered Hearst Corp., which published Cosmopolitan . "It would be hard to overstate to Hearst of her success with Cosmopolitan , or the value of the friendship

  2. Read Excerpt: 'Womenomics'

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    carved out something close to "Having It All." Remember that tantalizing, agonizing phrase coined by Cosmo doyenne Helen Gurley Brown ? And then that unforgettable Enjoli perfume ad where a sultry brunette strips off her prim Wall Street suit

  3. Read Excerpt: 'Beyond the Cleavage' by Raquel Welch

    Sun, 12 Apr 2009

    ours. I still imagined that Jim and I could move forward together, with our children, but that was not to be. Is Helen Gurley Brown 's promise of "having it all" an idle one? Under the circumstances then, how could I hope for that? How

  4. Excerpt: 'Jungle Jack: My Wild Life'

    Fri, 12 Sep 2008

    Still they insisted on a photo shoot. When the issue came out, I couldn't believe it. "Devastatingly sexy," Helen Gurley Brown was quoted as saying. Sheesh. And even my friends, Betty White and Bo Derek were in on it, offering quotes for

  5. Excerpt: 'The Ropes'

    Sun, 29 May 2005

    of my life would be just as fabulous -- if not more so-- as the first part. This is no longer the world that Helen Gurley Brown described to us in her 1962 book, "Sex and the Single Girl." We believed the little mouseburger when she told

  6. WNN Book Excerpt: Midlife Crisis at 30

    Tue, 11 May 2004

    was a homeowner with a sports car, a great job, and a kick-ass wardrobe. We might as well have been playing Helen Gurley Brown . If this was what adult life looked like, we couldn't wait to grow up! Barbie would have given two very enthusiastic

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  1. Cosmo Editor Helen Gurley Brown Dies

    Mon, 13 Aug 2012

    in her time, helen gurley brown who died today iconic editor of " cosmopolitan once said, she Reporter: Helen gurley brown , the grande dame of " cosmopolitan " magazine for brown took over cosmo magazine. Famously

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    And finally tonight, we remember a pioneer shocking in her time, helen gurley brown who died today at the age of 90. The iconic editor of " cosmopolitan once said, she didn't like the world as it is. . She dreamed a different world. Abc's sharyn alfonsi has that. Reporter: She was one of the most successful and most provocative magazine editors ever. Sex is one of the three best things there is in my opinion. I don't know what are the other two. Reporter: Helen gurley brown , the grande dame of " cosmopolitan " magazine for three decades. Long before "sex and the city's" carrie bradshaw started typing, brown wrote "sex and the single girl." The year 1962. Her book encouraged young women to find pleasure in work and sex. Three years later, that philosophy and brown took over cosmo magazine. Famously quoted for saying "good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere else" and humorously credited with separating more young women from their virginity than anyone in the world. Drawing criticism from feminists and conservatives. The accusation, if I may, that " cosmo " is a sex manual and we deal prolifically and prodigiously eternally everlastingly sex, sex, sex, yes we have always covered that particular topic willingly, gladly, happily, enthusiastically. Reporter: Even after he was editor in chief, she would come in her over officeday. Every bit the cosmo girl. Always the provocative
  2. Helen Gurley Brown , Fashion Icon, Dead at 90

    Tue, 14 Aug 2012

    Helen gurley brown . The editor of " cosmopolitan " magazine. Brown carrie bradshaw, helen gurley brown wrote "sex for the brown took over " cosmo " mazine. She is the grand dame for " cosmo " for three decades

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    Helen gurley brown . The editor of " cosmopolitan " magazine. Brown inspired millions to dream differently. And abc's sharon alfonsi has her story. Reporter: Long before "sex and the city's" carrie bradshaw, helen gurley brown wrote "sex for the single girl." Single girls weren't supposed to have a sex life. That wasn't the case, of course. They always have and always will. Reporter: Three years later, that philosophy and brown took over " cosmo " mazine. She is quoted as saying, good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere else. And credited with separating more young women from their virginity than anyone else in the world. Sex is one of the three best things there are. I'm unaware of the other two. Reporter: As the grand dame for " cosmo " for three decades, she talked about how to draw men and have good sex. Put on some records, dance naked for a
  3. Cosmopolitan Editor Helen Gurley Brown Dead: 'Sex and the Single Girl' Author Was 90

    Mon, 13 Aug 2012

    and as the editor of custom magazine she invited millions of women to join the sexual revolution. Writer is editor Helen Gurley Brown . Died at the New York hospital today she was ninety years old brown was an advertising writer when she published

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    invited millions of women to join the sexual revolution. Writer is editor Helen Gurley Brown . Died at the New York hospital today she was ninety years old brown was an advertising -- writer when she published her
  4. Brown: 'No Regrets' on Cosmo Nude Spread

    Sun, 31 Jan 2010

    didn't. I still don't have a lot of money and we were very very hard. And was something it was Cosmo was a grows cosmos Helen Gurley brown and to meet her hand on her whole. But having at all. Him being liberals on Schwarzenegger John Davidson

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  5. World News (08.13.12)

    Mon, 13 Aug 2012

    Shocking and her time Helen Gurley Brown who died today iconic editor of cosmopolitan once said she the other two. Helen Gurley Brown the grand dam of Cosmopolitan Magazine for three brown took over Cosmo magazine she's

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    and finally tonight we remember a pioneer -- Shocking and her time Helen Gurley Brown who died today at the age of ninety. The iconic editor of cosmopolitan once said she did like the look of the life the world expected her to live. So she dreamed of different -- for herself and inspire other women to do the same. ABC sure enough -- it looks back. She was one of the most successful and most provocative magazine editors ever. Drexel is one -- -- good things there aren't my opinion. I -- one of the other two. Helen Gurley Brown the grand dam of Cosmopolitan Magazine for three decades. Why didn't believe long before sex and the city's Carrie -- has started typing brown wrote sex and the single girl. The year 1962. Her book encouraged young women to find pleasure in work and sex. Three years later that velocity and brown took over Cosmo magazine she's just saying good girls -- -- heaven bad girls go everywhere else. And you are asleep credited with separating more

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  1. PHOTO: Helen Gurley Brown sits at the typewriter in her apartment on Central Park West in New York City, Jan. 1979.

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