Ashton, Sharon, 1919-1979

found: IMDb, October 9, 2020(Helen Van Slyke; Helen Lenore Van Slyke was born in Washington D.C. on July 9, 1919; at 14 she began working for a newspaper and at about 19 she became fashion editor of The Washington Star; ater leaving The Star, she held a string of executive jobs; she was beauty editor and promotion director for Glamour magazine, promotion and advertising director for Henri Bendel and vice president and creative director for Norman, Craig & Kummel, an advertising agency; Mrs. Van Slyke was president of the House of Fragrance in 1963; the post from which she left to devote full time to writing was as vice president of creative activities at Helena Rubinstein's; Mrs. Van Slyke was also a president of the Fashion Group, a 4,000 member organization to help women in that industry; adept at identifying women's tastes, she decided in 1970 to apply her talent to writing; Van Slyke produced eight hugely successful modern romances, including the blockbuster A Necessary Woman; she was married to William Woodward Van Slyle from1946 to 1952; she died on July 3, 1979 in New York City)