Landers, Ann

orig. Esther Pauline Friedman

(born July 4, 1918, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.—died June 22, 2002, Chicago, Ill.) U.S. newspaper columnist. She took over an advice column in the Chicago Sun-Times in 1955, adopting her now-familiar pseudonym, and made it into the most widely syndicated advice column in the U.S.; by the early 21st century her column appeared in more than 1,200 newspapers and had some 90 million readers. Her twin sister, Pauline, has written the competitive and equally well-known “Dear Abby” advice column (originally for the San Francisco Chronicle) since 1956.

Landers, Ann (b. Esther Pauline Friedman) (1918– ) journalist; born in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1955 she inherited her job as a Chicago-based advice columnist from a previous "Ann Landers," creating an international institution while competing with her twin sister, "Abigail Van Buren." She earned a devoted following for her guidance and advice to the perplexed, weathering her own 1975 divorce along the way; she also won many public service awards for her open discussions of medical issues.

Landers, Ann

(1918—) syndicated columnist who gives advice on personal problems. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]

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