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Ann Landers
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Overview
Born
July 4
,
1918
·
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Died
June 22
,
2002
·
Chicago, Illinois, USA
(multiple myeloma)
Birth name
Esther Pauline Friedman
Nickname
Eppie
Height
5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Mini Bio
Ann Landers was born on July 4, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for
Listen to Your Heart (1983)
,
What's My Line? (1950)
and
The Joey Bishop Show (1967)
. She was married to Jules Lederer. She died on June 22, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Family
Spouse
Jules Lederer
(July 2, 1939 - October 17, 1975) (divorced, 1 child)
Trivia
Identical twin sister of
Abigail Van Buren
(who wrote for the advice column "Dear Abby"). She is 17 minutes older than Abby.
Coined the phrase "wake up and smell the coffee".
Daughter,
Margo Howard
, also has an advice column, called "Dear Prudence", which appears in Slate magazine.
Popular newspaper advice columnist.
Attended Morningside College.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
I owe a lot to my parents and to my Iowa heritage. I think that middle American values have helped me tremendously - the principles, the morality.
I would rather have my column on a thousand refrigerator doors than win a Pulitzer.
I intend to crank out this column as long as you find me useful and the good Lord gives me the strength to do it.
Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.
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