Raggedy Ann is a
character created by American writer
Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a
rag doll with red yarn for hair and has a triangle nose. Johnny Gruelle received US Patent D47789 for his Raggedy Ann doll on September 7, 1915. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book
Raggedy Ann Stories. When a doll was marketed with the book, the concept had great success. A sequel,
Raggedy Andy Stories (1920), introduced the character of her brother,
Raggedy Andy, dressed in sailor suit and hat.