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Raggedy Ann meets Raggedy Andy for the first time; illustrated by Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann meets Raggedy Andy for the first time; illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

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. Johnny Gruelle ( December 24, 1880 - January 8, 1938) was an artist political cartoonist and writer of children's books Johnny Gruelle ( December 24, 1880 - January 8, 1938) was an artist political cartoonist and writer of children's books Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair. A rag doll is a children's Toy. It is a cloth figure a Doll traditionally home-made from (and stuffed with spare scraps of material The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar

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History

Gruelle created Raggedy Ann for his daughter, Marcella, when she brought him an old hand-made rag doll and he drew a face on it. From his bookshelf, he pulled a book of poems by James Whitcomb Riley, and combined the names of two poems, "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphan Annie. James Whitcomb Riley ( Greenfield, Indiana, October 7, 1849 &ndash July 22, 1916) was an American Little Orphan Annie is a Full page (later half page or tab) American Comic strip, created by Harold Gray (1894-1968 " He said, "Why don’t we call her Raggedy Ann?" [1]

Marcella died at age 13 after being vaccinated at school for smallpox without her parents' consent. Vaccination is the administration of Antigenic material (the Vaccine) to produce immunity to a disease Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. Authorities blamed a heart defect, but her parents blamed the vaccination. Gruelle became an opponent of vaccination, and the Raggedy Ann doll was used as a symbol by the anti-vaccination movement. A vaccine controversy is a dispute over the morality ethics effectiveness or safety of Vaccination. [2]

Many subsequent books were published and the characters made their way into other media, including:

While Simon & Schuster and Hasbro claim to own trademarks to the Raggedy Ann and/or Raggedy Ann and Andy names, the original 1915 doll design and 1918 and 1920 books are in the public domain, their copyright having expired. Fleischer Studios Inc is an American corporation which originated as an Animation studio located at 1600 Broadway, New York City New York. Famous Studios, renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956 was the Animation division of the Hollywood film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure is a 1977 Animated film produced by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, and released by 20th Century Fox Richard Williams (born on March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Animator, Animation director Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists writers and weavers of folklore Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. A television special is a Television program, typically a Short film or Television movie, which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Books and films published after 1950 are protected by copyright.

Raggedy Ann was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2002. The National Toy Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of Toys and Games that have sustained their popularity for many See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Raggedy Andy joined her in 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Books

It appears that many books were released and credited to Johnny Gruelle after his death, regardless of who actually wrote and illustrated them.

Raggedy Ann and Andy in popular culture

Raggedy Ann is sometimes used by national sororities as a mascot: the current incarnation of Delta Gamma's official mascot, the Hannah Doll, is a Raggedy Ann doll, and Ann also is one of the unofficial mascots of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Delta Gamma ( ΔΓ) is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada with its Executive Offices based in Columbus Alpha Sigma Alpha ( ΑΣΑ) is a US national Sorority founded on November 15, 1901 at Longwood College (now University in

Gruelle's home town, Arcola, Illinois, is home to the annual Raggedy Ann & Andy Festival, as well as the Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum. Arcola is a city in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2652 at the 2000 census [3]

Different media around the world also have paid tribute to the doll characters. The Japanese video game company Hudson Entertainment created a character based on Raggedy Ann in their Xbox Live Bomberman game called Raggedy Bomb. is an arcade -style Maze -based Video game developed by Hudson Soft. In an episode of South Park, Stan dressed up as Raggedy Andy for Halloween. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Stanley "Stan" Marsh is a Fictional character in the Animated television series South Park. His girlfriend was supposed to dress up as Ann, but came as Chewbacca instead. Stan angrily refuses to trick-or-treat with her for making him look so stupid, as he was stuck wearing a Raggedy Andy costume all day as an act of revenge ("Pinkeye"). " Pinkeye " is the seventh episode of Comedy Central 's animated series South Park. In another episode of South Park, Raggedy Ann is seen trying to a revive a dead Andy who has been killed by a terrorist explosion ("Imaginationland"). " Imaginationland " or " Kyle Sucks Cartman's Balls The Trilogy " (as it appears in the episode is episode 1110 (#163 of Comedy Central 's animated

In an episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot, titled "The Raggedy Android", a poorly done human suit for Jenny is made that looks very similar in ways to Raggedy Ann; as well as being an obvious reference to her. My Life as a Teenage Robot is an American Animated Television series, produced by Frederator Studios for the Nickelodeon There was also a sequel to this episode titled "The Return of the Raggedy Android", though the suit has been improved visually in ways, that looks a bit like a human sized and proportioned Raggedy Ann doll when worn.

References

  1. ^ The Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum
  2. ^ Preventive Medicine, New York Times Book Review, Feb. 4, 2006
  3. ^ Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum, Arcola, Illinois.

External links

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