Helen Aberson-Mayer
Helen Aberson-Mayer | |
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| Born | June 16, 1907 Syracuse, New York |
| Died | April 3, 1999 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Children's book author |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Notable works | Dumbo the Flying Elephant |
Helen Aberson-Mayer (June 16, 1907 – April 3, 1999) was an American children's book author.
Aberson-Mayer was best known for co-authoring the story that inspired Walt Disney's 1941 film Dumbo. 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.