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 ...

Little Orphan Annie has been a staple of pop culture for almost 100 years, and the beloved redhead has appeared in comic strips, radio, stage, film, and more. However, the 1982 musical film ...

When Little Orphan Annie is brought to the mansion of Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks and loudly sings, “I think I’m gonna like it here,” you can strongly sense the audience ...