News America Syndicate distributed the Landers column before it was sold to King Features, and Landers moved to the new Creators Syndicate. Eventually, she became owner of the copyright. Her advice was, "You're a big boy now.don't let spite ruin your life." Lederer went on to advise thousands of other readers over the next several decades. The column opened with a letter from a "Non-Eligible Bachelor" who despaired of getting married. 'Ann Landers', 1961īy including expert advice from authorities, which none of her competitors did, Eppie Lederer won a contest to become the new writer of the column, debuting on October 16, 1955. The Esther Lederer years (1955–2002) Įsther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer, a.k.a.
In the three-month period after Crowley's death, various writers, including Connie Chancellor, took over the column.
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She also was featured on the 1953-1955 DuMont Television Network series All About Baby.
Crowley spent a total of nine years writing advice as "Ann Landers". After 1951, she continued the column for the Chicago Sun-Times and in syndication (since 1951 ) to 26 other newspapers until her death, aged 48, on July 20, 1955. Crowley took a three-year break from writing the column from 1948 until 1951. Unlike her eventual successor Esther Lederer, Crowley kept her identity as Landers secret, even enjoining her children to help her keep it quiet. She chose the pseudonym at random-borrowing the surname 'Landers' from a family friend-to prevent confusion between her two columns. The creator of the "Ann Landers" pseudonym was Ruth Crowley, a Chicago nurse who had been writing a child-care column for the Sun since 1941. Ruth Crowley: the original 'Ann Landers' (1943–1955)
Owing to this popularity, "Ann Landers", though fictional, became something of a national institution and cultural icon. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated advice column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America. Ann Landers, in Chicago, 1983Īnn Landers was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (J– June 22, 2002) in 1955.
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