Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls by Knickerbocker in 1976 were made to hug each other. Then, too, the pair are represented in high chairs, cribs, a baby buggy, banks, jewelry, a radio, bookends, blocks ...

And so, this week’s column features Raggedy Ann and Andy Day which is held on June 12 th every year. Some of my readers may share the nostalgia that I have, having grown up with a Raggedy Ann ...

The Raggedy Ann character was copyrighted in 1915 by Johnny Gruelle, a commercial artist. Gruelle knew he had a money maker and quickly licensed P.F. Volland to make dolls of Ann and her brother Andy.

Raggedy Ann celebrated her 85th birthday in September (although you wouldn’t know it by her looks), and collectors are still clamoring for new and old reproductions of this red-cheeked wonder.

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Two of the most popular characters of all time are the carrot-topped duo of Raggedy Ann and Andy. Richard Zvirzin, 29, has 3,500 of the dolls in his collection at his home in Lisle, Ill. They are h… ...

Raggedy Ann was created in 1915 as a doll and introduced in the 1918 book “Raggedy Ann Stories.” Raggedy Andy was introduced two years later as her brother, dressed in sailor suit and hat.

But in her day, Raggedy Ann was under many a tree on Christmas morning. Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy, who would come later, were also beloved literary characters that taught kindness and honesty.

Raggedy Ann and Andy’s appeal is not only timeless, but also universal. Over the past 100 years, more than 60 million books, dolls, and other branded products have been sold worldwide.

ArtReach Educational Theatre, in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company, is staging "The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy" at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, and Saturday, Feb. 4, at ...

The Fallbrook, Calif., doll artist said she tried to show Gruelle around 1918, a few years after he created Raggedy Ann, and included her and her brother Raggedy Andy on Gruelle's shoulders ...