AS SEEN ON TV: FRANCIS CHURCH

For this year's holiday-themed "Two For Tuesday".....

From Wikipedia:
Francis Pharcellus Church (February 22, 1839 – April 11, 1906) was an American publisher and editor.

He was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Columbia College in New York City in 1859.

With his brother William Conant Church he established the Army and Navy Journal in 1863, and Galaxy magazine in 1866. He was a lead editorial writer on his brother's newspaper, the New York Sun, and it was in that capacity that in 1897 he wrote his most famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
AS SEEN IN:
"Yes, Virginia"

AS VOICED BY:
Alfred Molina

And then there was a 1974 cartoon special....

AS SEEN IN:
"Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"

AS VOICED BY:
Sidney Miller

More from Wikipedia:
"Is There a Santa Claus?" was the title of an editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897 edition of the New York Sun. The editorial, which included the famous reply "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", has become an indelible part of popular Christmas lore in the United States and Canada.

Some people have questioned the veracity of the letter's authorship, expressing doubt that a young girl such as Virginia would refer to children her own age as "my little friends." However, the original copy of the letter appeared and was authenticated by an appraiser on the 'Antiques Roadshow' in 1998. Its value was appraised by Kathleen Guzman, formerly of Christie's—now with PBS' 'Antiques Roadshow'—at $20–30,000.

Church died in New York City, aged 67, and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He was a member of the Century Association. He had no children.

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