Helen Gurley Brown could be kind, frugal and combative, longtime associates say

The influence of Helen Gurley Brown, the former Cosmopolitan editor who died Monday at 90, extended widely across the culture, and was deeply felt in the world of magazines.Author and publisher Helen Gurley Brown passed away yesterday after a brief illness. She was 90. After a successful career as a copywriter, Brown came to international prominence half a century ago with the release of herWhen women complain about men who can't commit, they can thank -- or blame -- two people: Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner and the former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown, who

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