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Philip F. and Laura L. Plume O'Hanlon}}
Philip F. and Laura L. Plume O'Hanlon}}
'''Laura Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas''', known as '''Virginia O'Hanlon''', was the eight-year-old girl that wrote in 1897 to ''The New York Sun'' asking if [[Santa Claus]] is real. The editorial reply to the letter was written by general editor Francis Pharcellus Church (1839-1906) and is arguably the most famous editorial in American hisotry.<ref name=findagrave/>
'''Laura Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas''', known as '''Virginia O'Hanlon''', was the eight-year-old girl who wrote in 1897 to ''The New York Sun'' asking if [[Santa Claus]] is real. The editorial reply to the letter was written by general editor Francis Pharcellus Church (1839-1906) and is arguably the most famous editorial in American hisotry.<ref name=findagrave/>
Virginia wrote in the letter that her father, Dr. Philip F. O'Hanlon (1863-1937), a coroner's assistant, said that if she could see the requested reply in print, then she could believe of the existence of Santa. Hence, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" has long since become a classic story of the season. [[Actor]] Charles Bronson (1921-2003) played Church in a 1991 [[television]] film about the famous letter. In 1974, ABC aired an animated television special about Virginia.
Virginia wrote in the letter that her father, Dr. Philip F. O'Hanlon (1863-1937), a coroner's assistant, said that if she could see the requested reply in print, then she could believe of the existence of Santa. Hence, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" has long since become a classic story of the season. [[Actor]] Charles Bronson (1921-2003) played Church in a 1991 [[television]] film about the famous letter. In 1974, ABC aired an animated television special about Virginia.