Background
Barrett, Mary Helen was born on June 8, 1926 in Ozark, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Paul Watson and Dorothy M. (Bingham) Barrett.
Barrett, Mary Helen was born on June 8, 1926 in Ozark, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Paul Watson and Dorothy M. (Bingham) Barrett.
AB, Drury College, 1948. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1950.
Reporter, feature writer, Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, 1951-1960; book editor, Albert Whitman Company, Chicago, 1961-1963; encylopedia editor, Compton's, Chicago, 1963-1967; publications editor, Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, 1967-1970; alumnae quarterly editor, Mills College, Oakland, California, since 1972. Free-lance writer, since 1970.
Member Mystery Writers American.