Helen E. Augur (died 1969) was an American journalist and historical writer. Augur was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and graduated from Barnard College in 1916. [1] [2] She became a journalist in Chicago, leaving for a while after the war to become a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune in Russia. [3] She began writing for McCall's in 1932. [2] In 1937 Augur had a "torrid, though short-lived love affair" with her second cousin, Edmund Wilson. [4] [5]
Augur wrote several books, including Zapotec. [6]
She died from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, on September 15, 1969, [1] and was buried in Lowville, New York. [7]
Helen E. Augur (died 1969) was an American journalist and historical writer. Augur was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and graduated from Barnard College in 1916. [1] [2] She became a journalist in Chicago, leaving for a while after the war to become a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune in Russia. [3] She began writing for McCall's in 1932. [2] In 1937 Augur had a "torrid, though short-lived love affair" with her second cousin, Edmund Wilson. [4] [5]
Augur wrote several books, including Zapotec. [6]
She died from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, on September 15, 1969, [1] and was buried in Lowville, New York. [7]