Helen Steiner Rice

Poet

Birthday May 19, 1900

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Ohio

DEATH DATE Apr 23, 1981 (80)

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About

American poet who focused on religious and inspirational poetry and wrote verses for the American Greetings card company.

Before Fame

She worked for public utility and became the Ohio State Chairman of the Women's Public Information Committee of the Electric Light Association.

Trivia

Several of her poems were read by Aladdin on the poetry segment of the Lawrence Welk show in the 1960s.

Family Life

She married Franklin Dryden Rice in 1929.

Associated With

US President Jimmy Carter was an admirer of her artistry.