Ann Andy
Posted on Saturday, December 18th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Where or how did Raggedy Ann and Andy originate?
Raggedy Ann and Andy (her little brother) are the best known rag dolls in the world as well as characters in fantasy tales. The creation of the first Raggedy Ann doll was inspired by his daughter Marcella. She had found a tattered rag doll in her Grandmother’s attic. Her father used his cartooning pen and applied a new, whimsical face to the doll. The name for the doll came from two poems by James Whitcomb Riley – “The Raggedy Man” and “Little Orphan Annie.”
Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. A doll was also marketed along with the book to great success. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories (1920) introduced the character of her old friend and playmate, Raggedy Andy, dressed in sailor suit and hat.
Many subsequent books were published and the characters made their way into other media, including:
A series of animated Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios shorts:
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941)
Suddenly It’s Spring (1944)
The Enchanted Square (1947)
A 1977 animated feature, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, directed by Richard Williams
Raggedy Ann and Andy in: the Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) a Christmas television special directed by Chuck Jones
Raggedy Ann and Andy in: The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile (1979) a Halloween television special directed by Chuck Jones
A 1988-1991 animated television series, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy
The current copyright on the characters is owned by Simon & Schuster and Hasbro, Inc.
Raggedy Ann was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2002.
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