Jean Marie LemMon

Background

Lemmon, Jean Marie was born on November 11, 1932 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Howard and Marie Julien (Gunderson) H.

Education

Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1954.

Career

Editor, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, Des Moines, 1961-1963; department head crafts, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, Des Moines, 1985-1986; editor-in-chief, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, Des Moines, since 1993; women's editor, Successful Farming, Des Moines, 1963-1968; president, Jean LemMon & Associations, Des Moines, 1968-1984; project editor, Meredith Public Superior vena cava syndrome, Des Moines, 1984-1985; editor-in-chief, Country Home Magazine, Des Moines, 1986-1993. Advisory board Drake U. Journalism School, since 1991.

Achievements

• Jean Marie Lemmon has been listed as a noteworthy Editor-in-chief by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Putting the Heart in Your Home: Decorating That Nurtures Your Soul

    (Chapters open with conversational essays on the meaning o...)

Membership

Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Mensa International, American Society Interior Designers.

Connections

Married Richard LuVerne LemMon, April 17, 1965 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Rebecca Jean.

Father:

Lawrence Howard

Mother:

Marie Julien (Gunderson) Howard

Spouse:

Richard LuVerne LemMon

child:

Rebecca Jean LemMon