About Helen Van Slyke
Lived 1919 – 1979 (aged 59–60). Helen Van Slyke was a novelist, executive and writer.
Helen Lenore Van Slyke (née Vogt; 1919 – 1979) was an American writer.
Van Slyke was born on July 9, 1919, in Washington, D.C. She began her career working at the Washington Daily News where she sold advertising. She went on to become the fashion editor for the Washington Evening Star, working there from 1938 to 1943.
Van Slyke worked for Glamour magazine from 1945 to 1960, followed by positions at Henri Bendel department store, Norman, Craig & Kummel advertising agency, and Genesco's House of Fragrance.
Her novels appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list, including her 1979 novel, A Necessary Woman and the 1980 novel, No Love Lost which appeared posthumously.
Van Slyke died on July 3, 1979, in New York City.
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Helen Van Slyke died in 1979 in New York City.
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Helen Van Slyke was a novelist, executive and writer.
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