Dear John

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The phrase Dear John may refer to any of the following:

• A Dear John letter, sent by a girl to an absent boyfriend, breaking off their relationship.
• In film,
  • Dear John, a 1964 Oscar-nominated Swedish film
• In television, as Dear John or Dear John..., either of two sitcoms:
  • Dear John - a 1986–1987 British sitcom
  • Dear John - a 1988–1992 American sitcom on NBC originally based on the British show
• In novels,
  • Dear John is a 2006 book written by Nicholas Sparks.
• In music,
  • "Dear John", a 1951 song by Hank Williams. Written by Aubry Gass and Tex Ritter, this was the “A” side of a single with Cold, Cold Heart as the “B” side. The song’s chorus connects the phrase “That’s all she wrote” with "Dear John".
  • the name of a song co-written and performed by Elton John
  • the name adopted internationally for a song actually called "A Dear John Letter" popularized in the 1950s. Written by Lewis Talley, Fuzzy Owen and Billy Barton, it was a hit for Ferlin Husky and Jean Shepard, and was later recorded by numerous singers, including Pat Boone in 1960, and Skeeter Davis and Bobby Bare in 1965. It told the story of a woman writing to her boyfriend overseas, explaining that she was breaking off the relationship to marry his brother.
  • "Dear John Letter (To The Devil)", a song by Keith Green from the 1978 album "No Compromise"
  • "Dear John", a 1982 song by Status Quo
  • "Dear John", a 1999 live album of Ilse DeLange
  • "Dear John", a John Lennon song, home-recorded and on the John Lennon Anthology; later re-recorded by Yoko Ono.
  • "Dear John", a Ryan Adams and The Cardinals song, written by Adams and Norah Jones, from the 2005 album "Jacksonville City Nights". Another version was released on "Follow The Lights" in 2007.
  • "Dear John" was a song written by Styx member Tommy Shaw mourning the death of drummer John Panozzo. It was released on the band's Return to Paradise album.
• "Dear John" is also the name of the popular showbusiness agony column in The Stage newspaper and on the Stage website where John Byrne gives advice to performers on every aspect of their careers and personal lives.