Details About Eppie Lederer: Height, Age, Nationality, Net Worth

 

Eppie Lederer (born July 4, 1918), better known by her pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and journalist. Her column was syndicated in more than 1,200 newspapers worldwide.

Born in Sioux City, Iowa, to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Lederer was the middle child of three sisters. Her father, Julius Lederer, owned a successful scrap-metal business. Her mother, Rebecca “Bessie” (née Friedman) Lederer, was a homemaker. Lederer’s older sister, Esther “Eppie” Pauline Friedman (later Epstein), became a well-known journalist and advice columnist as “Ann Landers”. Lederer’s younger sister, Margo Howard, also became an advice columnist, writing under the name “Dear Prudence”.

Lederer was educated at the Sioux City public schools and graduated from West High School in 1936. She then attended Morningside College in Sioux City, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1940.

After college, Lederer moved to Chicago, where she worked as a volunteer for the war effort and took a job as a secretary at the Chicago Sun-Times. It was there that she met Jules Lederer, whom she married in 1942. The couple had two daughters, Margo and Diane.

In 1955, Lederer began writing her own column for the Sun-Times, “Ask Ann Landers”. The column was an instant success, and within a year it was syndicated in more than 200 newspapers. In 1975, the Lederers divorced, and Ann Landers moved to the Chicago Tribune, where her column continued to appear until her death in 2002.

Over the years, Lederer became one of the most popular and influential advice columnists in America. She wrote about a wide range of topics, from relationships and parenting to politics and social issues. In addition to her column, Lederer also wrote several books on topics such as child-rearing and etiquette.

Lederer was active in many charitable causes, including literacy and cancer research. She also served on the board of directors of the National Council of Jewish Women.

Lederer died of cancer on July 22, 2002, at the age of 83.

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