Helen McCully | |
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| Born | Helen W. McCully September 1902 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 24 August 1977 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | food writer, cookbook author |
| Years active | 1929-1977 |
| Known for | mentoring chefs and serving as food editor of McCall's and House Beautiful magazines. |
Helen McCully (1902–1977) was a Canadian food writer, critic and cookbook author from Nova Scotia. She was influential as a food editor of McCall's and House Beautiful and was at least partially responsible for helping to discover the unknown Julia Child in 1960. Besides writing regular columns on food, she used her influence to help promote the careers of many in the food industry, as well as writing her own cookbooks.