Nowadays, the Little Orphan Annie comics that Harold Gray drew from Aug. 5, 1924, through his death in 1968 are less ...

IT WAS ORIGINALLY LITTLE ORPHAN OTTO. Harold Gray was originally a hired pencil, ... After Gray died in 1968, Little Orphan Annie was passed to a series of successors, ...

Learn about Complete Little Orphan Annie Volume 14 - A chronological reprinting of one of the most important comic strips of the 20th Century. Annie is a cultural icon--in both her red-headed ...

"Little Orphan Annie" was part soap opera, part soap box. Conservative cartoonist Harold Gray used his characters in thinly-veiled attacks on FDR, big government and labor unions.

Cartoonist Harold Gray poses with his first wife, Doris, in front of their 215 S. Stewart Ave. home, which also will be featured in the “Little Orphan Annie House Walk.” Courtesy of Lombard ...

`Annie” the musical has delighted audiences for two decades, ... Harold Gray, creator of “Little Orphan Annie,” a comic […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 67°F.

Little Orphan Annie's adventures are coming to an end in newspapers' comics pages Sunday. The comic strip has been running since Harold Gray created the red-headed, saucer-eyed character in 1924.

For many decades, Little Orphan Annie was regarded as one of the great American comic strips. Created by Harold Gray, its mop-top girl's spunky nature, perpetual curiosity and incredible ...

But Annie’s story goes back to 1924 when "Little Orphan Annie" first appeared in a syndicated comic strip. It was the brainchild of a man named Harold Gray, who happened to live in Lombard.

Then Annie became a comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, by Harold Gray in 1924. The comic strip inspired a radio show and two film adaptations.

The 1977 musical, later made into a 1982 film, is based on Harold Gray's "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.