Pauline Friedman Phillips, known to millions of newspaper readers as Dear Abby columnist Abigail van Buren, signs autographs for some of the dozens of her fans after the dedication of a "Dear Abby" star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles in 2001. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Pauline Friedman Phillips, known to millions of newspaper readers as Dear Abby columnist Abigail van Buren, signs autographs for some of the dozens of her fans after the dedication of a "Dear Abby" star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles in 2001. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
