found: Landers, A. Since you ask me, 1961.
found: Chicago Tribune Web site, June 24, 2002(Esther Pauline Lederer, maiden name Friedman, who wrote advice column as Ann Landers, d. June 22, 2002, Chicago, of multiple myeloma, age 83; known as Eppie Lederer)
found: Wikipedia, Nov. 6, 2007(Ann Landers; Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer, better known as Ann Landers (July 4, 1918-June 22, 2002); the original "Ann Landers" was Ruth Crowley, a Chicago nurse who wrote the syndicated column for 26 newspapers from 1942 until her death (at age 48) on July 20, 1955. Lederer won a contest to become the new writer of the column, debuting on Oct. 16, 1955)