Raggedy Ann - Wikipedia Raggedy Ann `` Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy '' redirects here. For the 1941 film, see Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy ( 1941 film ). Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann meets Raggedy Andy for the first time ; illustrated by Johnny Gruelle First appearance Raggedy Ann Stories Created by Johnny Gruelle Information Gender Female Nationality American Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880 -- 1938 ) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Johnny Gruelle received US Patent D47789 for his Raggedy Ann doll on September 7, 1915. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. When a doll was marketed with the book, the concept had great success. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920 ), introduced the character of her brother, Raggedy Andy. Contents 1 History 2 Toys 2.1 Production 3 Media 3.1 Screen 3.2 Other media 4 Books 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External links History Johnny Gruelle biographer and Raggedy Ann historian Patricia Hall notes that the dolls have... found themselves at the center of several legend cycles -- groups of stories that, while containing kernels of truth, are more myth than they are history. What makes this even more intriguing is that fact that Johnny Gruelle, either unwittingly or with the great sense of humor he was known for, initiated many of these legends, a number of which are continuously repeated as the factual history of Raggedy Ann and Andy. Hall notes that according to oft - repeated myth, Gruelle 's daughter Marcella brought from her grandmother 's attic a faceless doll on which the artist drew a face, and that Gruelle suggested that Marcella 's grandmother sew a shoe button for a missing eye. He then combined the names of two James Whitcomb Riley poems, `` The Raggedy Man '' and `` Little Orphant Annie '' and suggested calling the doll Raggedy Ann. Hall says the date of this supposed occurrence is given as early as 1900 and as late as 1914, with the locale variously given as suburban Indianapolis, Indiana, downtown Cleveland, Ohio, or rural Connecticut. Gruelle 's wife Myrtle corrected Hall, purporting that it was Johnny who retrieved a long - forgotten, homemade rag doll from the attic of his parents ' Indianapolis home sometime around the turn of the 20th century. As Myrtle Gruelle recalled, `` There was something he wanted from the attic. While he was rummaging around for it, he found an old rag doll his mother had made for his sister. He said then that the doll would make a good story. '' The couple 's daughter Marcella had not yet been born when Gruelle found the doll, Myrtle Gruelle continued. Johnny Gruelle `` kept ( the doll ) in his mind until we had Marcella. He remembered it when he saw her play ( with ) dolls... He wrote the stories around some of the things she did. He used to get ideas from watching her. '' Additionally, Gruelle did not create Raggedy Ann as a tribute to his daughter following her death at 13 from an infected vaccination ; Hall notes his patent application for the doll was already in progress, and the artist received final approval by the U.S. Patent office the same month as Marcella 's death. Nonetheless, that myth led the anti-vaccination movement to adopt Raggedy Ann as a symbol, though Marcella died from an infected vaccination, not from the side effects of the vaccination itself. A Raggedy Ann 100 year edition doll Toys This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2011 ) Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls P.F. Volland Co. 1920 - 1934 Exposition doll and Toy Co. 1934 - mid 1935 ( less than one year of production, considered rare ) MollyE 's Doll Outfitters ( without permission ) 1935 - 1938 Georgene Novelties 1938 - 1962 Knickerbocker Toy Co. 1963 - 1982 Applause Toy Co. / Russ Berrie 1983 - 2011 Hasbro / Playskool 1983 -- Present ( Master License ) Aurora World Inc. 2012 -- present ( exclusive plush doll license ) Simon and Schuster ( books and other media ) - Present Sewing patterns for homemade Raggedy Ann dolls 1940 McCall 's pattern # 820 first appeared for a 19 - in. dolls, Ann doll comes with cape pattern 1945 ? McCall 's pattern # 914 for Awake / Asleep dolls plus camel with the wrinkled knees 1958 McCall 's pattern # 820 appeared with a slightly modified pattern for both dolls 1963 McCall 's pattern # 6941 Ann pattern has lost her cape, dolls now come in 3 sizes 1970 McCall 's pattern # 2531 Dolls come in three sizes, but simplified pattern and different hair and face embroidery pattern, loss of button eyes 1980 ? new McCall 's pattern # 7131 for 36 - in dolls plus apron child can wear 1977 McCall 's pattern # 5713 identical as previous # 2531 pattern, different cover 1982 McCall 's pattern # 8077 re-issue of previous patterns with new cover, with dolls with different hair color McCall 's has continued to produce identical # 2531 patterns with only a change in cover design. Simplicity Patterns released a licensed doll pattern for a different design doll that included all four sizes in the late 1990s. Production Raggedy Ann dolls were originally handmade. Over 75,000 dolls were made for Volland -- a publisher of Gruelle 's books -- by the Non-Breakable Toy Co. of Muskegon, Michigan between 1918 and 1926. Later, P.F. Volland made the dolls. In 1935, Volland ceased operation and Ann and Andy were made under Gruelle 's permission by Exposition Dolls, and without permission ( during legal limbo ) by MollyE 's Dolls, resulting in Gruelle v ( Mollye ) Goldman. Media Many subsequent books were published and the characters made their way into other media, including : Screen A series of theatrical animated Fleischer Studios / Famous Studios shorts : Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy ( 1941 ) Suddenly It 's Spring ( 1944 ) The Enchanted Square ( 1947 ) Raggedy Ann & Andy : A Musical Adventure, a 1977 animated feature directed by Richard Williams. Raggedy Ann was voiced by Didi Conn, and drawn by Tissa David, who became one of the first women to animate a leading character in an animated feature film. 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 Could n't Smile ( 1979 ) a Halloween television special also directed by Chuck Jones Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees was adapted into an episode of the animated anthology series CBS Storybreak The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy, a 1988 -- 1992 animated television series Other media A comic book published by Dell Comics. Raggedy Ann and Andy ( 1981 ) a stage play adapted from the 1977 film by screenwriter Patricia Thackray. Raggedy Ann : The Musical Adventure ( 1986 ), a Broadway musical by songwriter Joe Raposo and playwright William Gibson. 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 copyrights having expired. In 2012 Hasbro signed Aurora World for a new line of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy plush dolls. In 1984, a Raggedy Ann balloon debuted at the Macy 's Thanksgiving Day Parade, flying for two years. The allegedly cursed Annabelle doll is a Raggedy Ann doll. Books Many books were released and credited to Johnny Gruelle after his death, regardless of who wrote and illustrated them. Ethel Hays illustrated most of the Saalfield Publishing Company stories published from 1944. Raggedy Ann Stories ( 1918 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees ( 1924 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Andy 's Number Book ( 1924 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann 's Wishing Pebble ( 1925 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann 's Alphabet Book ( 1925 ) by Johnny Gruelle Beloved Belindy ( 1926 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle The Paper Dragon : A Raggedy Ann Adventure ( 1926 ) by Johnny Gruelle Wooden Willie ( 1927 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann 's Fairy Stories ( 1928 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann 's Magical Wishes ( 1928 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Marcella : A Raggedy Ann Story ( 1929 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann in the Deep Deep Woods ( 1930 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann 's Sunny Songs ( 1930 ) words and illustrations by Johnny Gruelle, music by Will Woodin Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land ( 1931 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann 's Lucky Pennies ( 1932 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann in the Golden Meadow ( 1935 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and the Left - Handed Safety Pin ( 1935 ) Raggedy Ann 's Joyful Songs ( 1937 ) words and illustrations by Johnny Gruelle, music by Chas. Miller Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book ( 1939 ) written by Johnny Gruelle, illustrated by Worth Gruelle Raggedy Ann and the Laughing Brook ( 1940 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and the Golden Butterfly ( 1940 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and the Hoppy Toad ( 1940 ) Raggedy Ann Helps Grandpa Hoppergrass ( 1940 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann Goes Sailing ( 1941 ) Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman ( 1942 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and Betsy Bonnet String ( 1943 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and Andy ( 1944 ) Raggedy Ann in the Snow White Castle ( 1946 ) Raggedy Ann 's Adventures ( 1947 ) Raggedy Ann and the Slippery Slide ( 1947 ) Raggedy Ann 's Mystery ( 1947 ) Raggedy Ann and Marcella 's First Day At School ( 1952 ) Raggedy Ann 's Merriest Christmas ( 1952 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Andy 's Surprise ( 1953 ) Raggedy Ann 's Tea Party ( 1954 ) Raggedy Ann 's Secret ( 1959 ) Raggedy Ann and the Golden Ring ( 1961 ) Raggedy Ann and the Hobby Horse ( 1961 ) by Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Ann and the Happy Meadow ( 1961 ) Raggedy Ann and the Wonderful Witch ( 1961 ) Raggedy Ann and the Tagalong Present ( 1971 ) Raggedy Andy 's Treasure Hunt ( 1973 ) Raggedy Ann 's Cooking School ( 1974 ) Raggedy Granny Stories ( 1977 ) by Doris Thorner Salzberg Raggedy Ann and Andy 's Grow and Learn Library A collection of 20 books published by Lynx, each story contains a lesson, such as maintaining friendship when someone moves away or why parents must go to work. Raggedy Ann and Andy live in Marcella 's playroom with many other toys like Babette the French doll, Raggedy dog, The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, Sunny Bunny, Bubbles the Clown, Tim the Toy Soldier and more. 1. Sunny Bunny Comes Home 2. Little Bear 's Problem 3. Sam Lamb Moves Away 4. Raggedy Dog to the Rescue 5. What Can a Camel Do ? 6. Babette 's Scary Night 7. A Very Close Call 8. Grouchy Bear 's Parade 9. The Box of Tricks 10. Raggedy Dog 's Bone 11. The Jack - In - The - Box 12. Play Ball 13. The Play in the Attic 14. Raggedy Dog Learns to Share 15. Raggedy Andy 's Perfect Party 16. The Sleepover 17. The Birthday Surprise 18. Bubbles Goes to the Fair 19. Tim 's Big Adventure 20. A Parent 's Guide to Raggedy Ann and Andy 's Grow and Learn Library In popular culture Gruelle 's home town, Arcola, Illinois, is the former home of the annual Raggedy Ann and Andy Festival and the Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum. The museum was closed and the festival discontinued in 2009. Some of the museum 's contents were donated to The Strong National Museum of Play. Other parts of the collection are in Arcola at Rockome Gardens theme park. On March 27, 2002, Raggedy Ann was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. References ^ Jump up to : Hall, Patricia ( 1999 ). `` Raggedy Ann and Andy : History and Legend ''. Raggedy-Ann.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015. Jump up ^ Oshinsky, David ( February 20, 2015 ). `` The Return of the Vaccine Wars ''. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2015. Indeed, ( the anti-vaccination movement 's ) most visible symbol was the smiling but entirely limp Raggedy Ann doll created by a popular cartoonist for his daughter, who had fallen ill and would later die, he believed, from a smallpox shot she received without his permission. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) Additional, June 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Hasbro Signs Raggedy Ann Partner ''. License ! Global. Advanstar Communications. February 9, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Gruelle v. Molly - ' Es Doll Outfitters, 94 F. 2d 172 ( 3d Cir. 1937 ) ''. Justia Law. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 30. Jump up ^ Cannemaker, John ( August 27, 2012 ). `` Thérèse `` Tissa '' David ( 1921 -- 2012 ) : Her Animating Spirit ``. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Master animator Tissa David dies at 91, She was one of first women in male - dominated field ''. Variety. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Dramatic Publishing Raggedy Ann & Andy ''. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Raggedy Ann : The Musical Adventure ''. Internet Broadway Database ( The Broadway League. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Hall, Patricia ( 2000 ). Raggedy Ann and More : Johnny Gruelle 's Dolls and Merchandise. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 144. ISBN 978 - 1 - 56554 - 102 - 3. Jump up ^ Schmadeke, Steve ( May 26, 2009 ). `` Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum 's closing a sign of times ''. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Doran, Tom C. ( September 2, 2014 ). `` Early agriculture displayed among unique rock gardens ''. AgriNews. LaSalle, Illinois. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016... Additional archive, October 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Raggedy Ann Fans Worldwide Rejoice About Raggedy Ann 's Induction Into National Toy Hall of Fame ! '' ( Press release ). United Media. March 27, 2002. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Inducted Toys : by Year Inducted List ''. The Strong National Museum of Play, National Toy Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raggedy Ann. Children 's literature portal Raggedy Ann Stories from Project Gutenberg The Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum. Retrieved on June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. 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Question: when was the first raggedy ann doll made
Answer: 1915