Helen Aberson-Mayer
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Helen Aberson-Mayer (June 16, 1907 – April 3, 1999)[1][2] was an American children's book author.
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Helen Aberson-Mayer | |
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Born | June 16, 1907 (1907-06-16) Syracuse, New York |
Died | April 3, 1999 (1999-04-04) (aged 91) |
Occupation | Children's book author |
Education | Syracuse University |
Genre | fantasy |
Notable works | Dumbo the Flying Elephant |
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Aberson-Mayer was best known for co-authoring the story that inspired Walt Disney's 1941 film Dumbo.[3] In collaboration with her then husband, Harold Pearl, Aberson-Mayer wrote Dumbo the Flying Elephant and sold it to Roll-A-Book, the publisher of a kind of novelty toy, although no copies of this original version have been found. The story was later published as a children's book.
Aberson-Mayer may have also authored several other children stories, but they were never published.[4][5]