Johnny Barton Gruelle
Born: December 24, 1880 in Arcola, Illinois
Died: January 9, 1038 in Miami, Florida Pen Name: Johnny Gruelle Connection to Illinois: Gruelle was born in Arcola, Illinois and lived there until 1882. Biography: Johnny Gruelle was a freelance illustrator, essayist, columnist, cartoonist and magazine writer, but he was best known for creating Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy - the whimsical dolls and storybook characters that brought him national acclaim. Gruelle's family moved to Indianapolis when he was two years old. There, he was a cartoonist for the ''Indianapolis Star.'' His cartoons also appeared in many newspapers, usually signed as Grue. They included ''Cleveland Press'', ''The Toledo News-Bee'', ''The Pittsburgh Press'', ''The Tacoma Times'', and ''The Spokane Press''. He was a comic strip artist for the ''New York Herald''. During his life, Gruelle lived in Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut, Oregon and Florida.
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Raggedy Ann. ISBN: 0689861621 OCLC: 52212860 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York : ©2002. After joining Raggedy Ann and Andy in Marcella's household, a frisky puppy appropriately called Rags helps rescue Ann when she goes sailing one day. |