| rdfs:comment | - Little Orphan Annie is a comic strip character created by Harold Gray in 1924, and since adapted for radio, animation, film, television, and most notably, the 1977 Broadway musical Annie. Gray's trademark was the pupil-less eyes of his characters.
- For the sequel see Little Orphan Annie (1932 Sequel) <default>Little Orphan Annie</default> Author Language Genre(s) Publisher Publication date Little Orphan Annie is a comic made by Harold Gray.
- "Little Orphan Annie", created by cartoonist and plutocrat Harold Gray, was a comic strip that first appeared on August 5, 1924. The title of the strip may be loosely based on James Whitcomb Riley's eponymous[#endnote_epony] character from his 1885 poem Little Orphant Annie [sic].
- Little Orphan Annie is a comic strip created by Harold Gray in 1924. The original version ran through 1974 (with everything after Gray's death in 1968 done by other authors); Leonard Starr resurrected it in 1979, when the Broadway play took off. The strip spun off two films: one in 1932 by RKO, starring Mitzi Green as Annie, and the other in 1938 by Paramount, starring Ann Gillis. Both flopped big time at the box office. In 1995, Annie: A Royal Adventure, a Made for TV Movie starring Ashley Johnson, aired on ABC. The strip ended its 86-year run in June 2010.
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| abstract | - Little Orphan Annie is a comic strip character created by Harold Gray in 1924, and since adapted for radio, animation, film, television, and most notably, the 1977 Broadway musical Annie. Gray's trademark was the pupil-less eyes of his characters.
- For the sequel see Little Orphan Annie (1932 Sequel) <default>Little Orphan Annie</default> Author Language Genre(s) Publisher Publication date Little Orphan Annie is a comic made by Harold Gray.
- "Little Orphan Annie", created by cartoonist and plutocrat Harold Gray, was a comic strip that first appeared on August 5, 1924. The title of the strip may be loosely based on James Whitcomb Riley's eponymous[#endnote_epony] character from his 1885 poem Little Orphant Annie [sic].
- Little Orphan Annie is a comic strip created by Harold Gray in 1924. The original version ran through 1974 (with everything after Gray's death in 1968 done by other authors); Leonard Starr resurrected it in 1979, when the Broadway play took off. In the strip, plucky redheaded orphan Annie is taken in by self-made millionaire "Daddy" Warbucks, the world's richest bald person. Since there's only so many ways of doing "Thieves try to steal the Warbucks millions" and "Kidnappers try to steal Annie so they can get their hands on the Warbucks millions", Annie would often be separated from her protector for months at a time, living on the streets again and bringing sunshine into the lives of struggling small-businessmen, honest laborers, and little old ladies with evil bank-managers. The strip spun off two films: one in 1932 by RKO, starring Mitzi Green as Annie, and the other in 1938 by Paramount, starring Ann Gillis. Both flopped big time at the box office. A radio show titled Adventure Time with Little Orphan Annie also was spun off from the comic strip. From 1930 to 1943, children were able to join Annie's secret society and encouraged to drink their Ovaltine (even in their Secret Society Decoder Pins!). Shirley Bell did the voice of the popular orphan for most of the show's run, until Janice Gilbert took over the role in the last year or two of the radio shows run. In 1972, Martin Charnin bought the rights to the comic strip. With Thomas Meehan and Charles Strouse, he created the Broadway musical Annie in 1977. For more about it and its spin-offs (including the 1982 film), see Annie. In 1995, Annie: A Royal Adventure, a Made for TV Movie starring Ashley Johnson, aired on ABC. The strip ended its 86-year run in June 2010.
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