helen, nielsen, october, 1918, roseville, illinois, june, 2002, prescott, arizona, author, mysteries, television, scripts, such, television, dramas, perry, mason, alfred, hitchcock, presents, born, roseville, illinois, studied, journalism, aeronautical, drafti. Helen Nielsen 23 October 1918 Roseville Illinois 22 June 2002 Prescott Arizona was an author of mysteries and television scripts for such television dramas as Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1 She was born in Roseville Illinois and studied journalism art and aeronautical drafting at various schools including the Chicago Art Institute Before her writing career she worked as a draftsman during World War II and contributed to the designs of B 36 XB 47 and P 80 aircraft 2 Her stories were often set in Laguna Beach and Oceanside California where she lived for 60 years Some of her novels were reprinted by Black Lizard including Detour and Sing Me a Murder References edit Helen Nielsen BFI Archived from the original on February 15 2017 Helen Nielsen Obituary Los Angeles Times 2002 06 29 Retrieved 2011 02 09 External links editLA Times Obituary Helen Nielsen at IMDb nbsp This article about an American writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a television writer from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helen Nielsen amp oldid 1217342957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,