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Abigail Van Buren, Dear Abby

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Abigail Van Buren, Dear Abby
This photo of Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby) was taken in the 1960's. She was born Pauline Esther Phillips (her twin was "Ann Landers") in 1918 in Iowa and began her "Dear Abby" column in 1956 at the age of 37 in San Francisco California.

A strong woman, she called the San Francisco Chronicle and told them that she could write a better advice column than they were running at the time. She was right - they hired her and she wrote her column for decades, eventually being syndicated in hundreds of newspapers.

She died on January 16, 2013 at the age of 94 of Alzheimers but I certainly remember beginning every day when I was a child by first reading "Dear Abby" in my parents' newspaper.
Date & Place: in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California United States
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Pauline Esther "Abigail Van Buren" (Friedman) Phillips
Pauline Esther (Friedman) Phillips was born on July 4, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa United States of America, and died at age 94 years old on January 16, 2013. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pauline Esther "Abigail Van Buren" (Friedman) Phillips.
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