Dear Abby is the name of the notable advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips (born July 4, 1918) under the pen name, Abigail Van Buren, and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights to the pen name. Pauline Phillips (born July 4, 1918 as Pauline "Popo" Esther Friedman) is an advice columnist who founded the " Dear Abby " Dear Abby is the name of the notable Advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips (born July 4 1918 under the pen name Abigail Van Buren Jeanne Phillips writes the most widely read advice column in the world " Dear Abby.
According to Pauline Phillips, she had come up with the pen name, Abigail Van Buren, by combining the name of the biblical character, Abigail, in the Book of Samuel with the last name of former U.S. President Martin Van Buren. Abigail ( is a female name occurring in Biblical narratives from the Books of Samuel, and reflected in the Books of Chronicles. The Books of Samuel ( Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism 's Hebrew Bible) and also of The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 July 24 1862 was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Dear Abby's syndication company, Universal Press Syndicate, the column is known for its "uncommon common sense and youthful perspective", and is read by more people than any other newspaper column worldwide. [1]
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The column's popularity
Every Web site mentioned in Dear Abby receives an immediate onslaught of viewers, and organizations mentioned are routinely encouraged to gear up to accept millions of hits. After a recent mention in Dear Abby almost 2 million publications were shipped from the Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC) at the request of her readers—an unprecedented response for the FCIC. (http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/dearabby/bio.htm)
The U. S. General Services Administration has recognized Abby twice in ceremonies in both Los Angeles and Washington, D. C. , and both times memorialized her achievements in the Congressional Record. (http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/dearabby/bio.htm)
Mentions in popular culture
- The day after Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in the 1964 U.S. Presidential election, nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist Bill Mauldin drew a cartoon captioned "Dear Abby. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1964 was one of the most lopsided presidential elections in the history of the United States William Henry "Bill" Mauldin ( October 29, 1921 &ndash January 22, 2003) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize -winning . . " in which he showed Johnson's defeated opponent Barry Goldwater writing a letter. This incident is illustrative of the column's popularity.
- In 2002, Nick Portokalos in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding, " noted "Yeah that dear Abby really knows what she's talking about. . . . " http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259446/quotes
- In 1964, "Dear Abby" was also the subject of a pop song with the same title, sung by The Hearts. The Jaynetts (much the same group as The Hearts) were an R&B Girl group, a One-hit wonder in the United States with " Sally
- In 1974, John Prine recorded a song called "Dear Abby" on his Sweet Revenge album. John Prine (born October 10, 1946, in Maywood Illinois) is a Grammy Award-winning American country / folk Singer-songwriter
- In 1986, the Californian punk group Dead Kennedys recorded "Dear Abby" for their album Bedtime For Democracy. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Dead Kennedys was an American Hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California.
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