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    What was the inspiration behind the name 'Raggedy Ann?'

    Question #6580. Asked by cj. (Oct 02 00 5:46 PM)


    billfay

    		She was an old and floppy doll when a little girl named Marcella Gruelle found a doll in her family attic. Her father, Johnny, saw possibilities in that old plaything, so he repaired her and gave her the name.

    Oct 02 00, 9:38 PM
    raggedyland

    		Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann, created the name by combining the titles of two of his favorite books by poet and family friend, James Whitcomb Riley -- "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphant Annie".
    Source:
    http://www.raggedy-ann.com/patty.html

    Aug 30 08, 9:29 PM

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