Star Facts

  • Category Radio

    Address 7000 Hollywood Blvd.

    Ceremony date 02/14/2001

About
Born:
1918-07-04,
Sioux City,
Iowa,
USA
Education:
Morningside College, IA
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
2013-01-16
Addition Websites

In memory of Dear Abby Pauline Phillips, flowers were placed on her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday. January 17, 2013. The star in category of Radio is located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Roosevelt Hotel. “Rest in Peace, Dear Abby!” Ana Martinez, Producer of the Walk of Fame signed the card on behalf of the Hollywood Historic Trust and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Dear Abby is the name of the notable advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips 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.

According to Pauline Phillips, she came up with the pen name, Abigail Van Buren, by combining the name of a biblical figure, Abigail in the Book of Samuel, with the last name of former U.S. President Martin Van Buren.

The column was syndicated by McNaught Syndicate from 1956 until 1966, when it moved to Universal Press Syndicate. Dear Abby's current syndication company claims the column is known for its "uncommon common sense and youthful perspective".

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