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

After Gray died in 1968, Little Orphan Annie was passed to a series of successors, including former assistant Tex Blaisdell and cartoonist David Lettick. But their efforts proved unpopular, ...

The "Little Orphan" was dropped in the late '70s. And she finally traded her red dress with the white collar for sneakers and jeans. But Annie remained a plainspoken girl -- a favorite expression ...

The "Little Orphan" was dropped in the late '70s. And she finally traded her red dress with the white collar for sneakers and jeans. But Annie remained a plainspoken girl — a favorite expression ...

"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.

Gray penned “Little Orphan Annie” while living in Lombard, first on Stewart Avenue and then in that grand Main Street home. His comic strip would take on a life of its own, ...

Little Orphan Annie may be famous in comic strips and movies, but she was first near and dear to the hearts of a Hancock ...

Little Orphan Annie, the plucky little orphan girl, died today after an extended illness, just a few weeks shy of her 86th birthday. The official cause of death was listed as a broken heart after ...

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 ...

It's been a hard knock life for Little Orphan Annie. See video: Seth Meyers’ Staff Creates — and Screws Up — the Greatest Sketch Ever Grown-Up Annie joined Seth Meyers at the desk for a ...

Lilla Crawford (Annie) and Sunny (Sandy) need a better ad campaign than this (inset). ( )I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for “Annie.” It was my very first Broadway show, and I saw ...

Little Orphan Annie is an American cartoon series created by Harold Gray, which features a man named Punjab as a supporting character. Syndicated by the Tribune Media Services, the strip had a ...