From the Collections: Little Orphan Annie The New York Daily News introduced "Little Orphan Annie" on August 5, 1924. Created by Harold Gray, this comic strip was printed for 86 years. The strip was inspired by the 1885 poem, "Little Orphant Annie," by James Whitcomb Riley. The story of Annie’s character, a young girl who found herself in tough predicaments and who helped highlight issues of poverty, became overwhelming popular with readers and went on to prompt radio shows, Broadway shows, and
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From the Collections: Little Orphan Annie The New York Daily News introduced "Little Orphan Annie" on August 5, 1924. Created by Harold Gray, this comic strip was printed for 86 years. The strip was inspired by the 1885 poem, "Little Orphant Annie," by James Whitcomb Riley. The story of Annie’s character, a young girl who found herself in tough predicaments and who helped highlight issues of poverty, became overwhelming popular with readers and went on to prompt radio shows, Broadway shows, and
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