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- Harry Leon Wilson was born on May 1, 1867 in Oregon, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Bunker Bean (1936), Cameo Kirby (1914) and Make Me a Star (1932). He was married to Helen MacGowan Cook, Rose Cecil Latham (aka Rose O'Neill) and Wilbertine Nesselrode Teters. He died on June 28, 1939 in Monterey, California, USA.
- SpousesHelen MacGowan Cook(1912 - 1927) (divorced, 2 children)Rose Cecil Latham (aka Rose O'Neill)(1902 - 1907) (divorced)Wilbertine Nesselrode Teters(February 15, 1899 - ?) (divorced)
- Wife Rose O'Neill, an illustrator, was best-known as the designer of the kewpie doll, but was also a poet and novelist.
- Has been credited with inventing the term "flapper," denoting breezy American girls.
- Children (per 1927 NY Times article): Harry Leon Wilson Jr., 13, and Charis Wilson, 12.
- American comic novelist and playwright, best known for "Ruggles of Red Gap" and "Merton of the Movies".
- Began working life as a stenographer and typesetter for his father's newspaper.
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