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| − | '''Abigail Van Buren''' | + | '''Abigail Van Buren''' wrote the syndicated {{W|advice column}} "Dear Abby". |
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| − | + | {{W|Pauline Phillips|Pauline Esther "Popo" Phillips}} who wrote ''Dear Abby'' and her identical twin sister {{W|Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer}} who wrote ''Ask Ann Landers'' became embittered and estranged rivals over the dueling syndicated advice columns. | |
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| + | Phillips died in 2013, but because of diagnosis of {{W|Alzheimer's disease}} the ''Dear Abby'' had been written since 2000 by her daughter {{W|Jeanne Phillips}}. | ||
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Revision as of 12:17, April 16, 2024
Abigail Van Buren
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Character Information
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Abigail Van Buren wrote the syndicated advice column "Dear Abby".
History
Dear Abby was stored at the Springfield Shopper newspaper where she slept for 23 hours a day along with Ann Landers.
Behind the Laughter
Pauline Esther "Popo" Phillips who wrote Dear Abby and her identical twin sister Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer who wrote Ask Ann Landers became embittered and estranged rivals over the dueling syndicated advice columns.
Phillips died in 2013, but because of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease the Dear Abby had been written since 2000 by her daughter Jeanne Phillips.
Appearances
