Premise: Johnny Gruelle ( December 24 , 1880 -- January 9 , 1938 ) was an American artist , political cartoonist , children 's book author and illustrator , and songwriter . Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880 -- 1938 ) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children .
Hypothesis: Raggedy Ann is a fictional person made by an American children's book author and illustrator.
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