Pauline Phillips

Pauline Phillips
Pauline Phillips
	Publicity photo, 1961
Born	Pauline Esther Friedman; July 4, 1918; Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died	January 16, 2013 (aged 94); Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Pen name	Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby")
Occupation	Personal advice columnist; author; radio host;
Alma mater	Morningside College
Spouse	Morton Phillips (m. 1939)
Children	2, including Jeanne
Relatives	Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (twin sister); Dean Phillips (grandson);
Website
	dearabby.com

Pauline Esther Phillips (born Friedman; July 4, 1918 – January 16, 2013), also known as Abigail Van Buren, was an American advice columnist and radio show host who began the well-known "Dear Abby" newspaper column in 1956. It became the most widely syndicated newspaper column in the world, syndicated in 1,400 newspapers with 110 million readers.

From 1963 to 1975, Phillips also hosted a daily Dear Abby program on CBS Radio. TV anchorwoman Diane Sawyer calls her the "pioneering queen of salty advice". She was also the paternal stepgrandmother of U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips.

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