Jones was the creative consultant and character designer for two Raggedy Ann animated specials and the first Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas special " A Chipmunk Christmas ".

* Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper ( TV special, 1978 )

* Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile ( TV special, 1979 )

* 1880 – Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann ( d. 1939 )

* September 7 – Former cartoonist John B. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.

* Johnny Gruelle, artist who created Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy

Despite the efforts put into such films as Watership Down and Heavy Metal, other films like Richard Williams ' Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure were less successful.

* " Raggedy Ann " w. Anne Caldwell m. Jerome Kern

In 1918, Johnny Gruelle wrote and illustrated Raggedy Ann and in 1920 followed up with Raggedy Andy Stories.

Rag doll characters Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, illustrated by Johnny Gruelle, 1920

Rag dolls have featured in a number of children's stories, like the 19th century character Golliwogg in The Adventures of two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg by Bertha Upton and Florence K. Upton and Raggedy Ann in the books by Johnny Gruelle, first published in 1918.

A number of the shorts turned out during this period, such as the continuing Popeye shorts and a 1941 two-reel adaptation of Raggedy Ann and Andy, maintained a high level of quality.

* Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy ( 1941 )

He also produced a series of stories based on the Our Gang film series, provided covers for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, illustrated the aforementioned adaptations of two Disney animated features, drew stories featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy and Uncle Wiggily, wrote and drew a lengthy series of comic books promoting a bread company and featuring a character called " Peter Wheat ", and did a series of pantomime ( i. e. without dialogue ) two-page stories featuring Roald Dahl's Gremlins for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories # 34 – 41.

After his noted work in the mid-1960s he went on to direct the Academy Award-winning A Christmas Carol ( 1971 ), the full-length feature Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure ( 1977 ) and the Emmy-winning telefilm Ziggy's Gift ( 1982 ).

* Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure ( 1977 ) ( director, production supervisor, animator )

The face of Raggedy Ann is a color-reversed minstrel mask, and Raggedy Ann's creator, Johnny Gruelle, designed the doll in part with the antics of blackface star Fred Stone in mind.

At Fleischer he worked on Betty Boop, Raggedy Ann, Gulliver's Travels, the animated adaptations of Superman, and Popeye.

* 1941 Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy

* Raggedy Andy ( in " The Great Santa Claus Caper ( 1978 )")

A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner and When We Were Very Young, Heinrich Hoffman's Der Struwwelpeter, Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie.

His first book, the story of the making of Richard Williams ' Raggedy Ann and Andy, was published in 1977 as The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy.

* The Animated Raggedy Ann and Andy, 1977.

* Jakalope's Chrystal Leigh contributed vocals to the album that was produced and partially co-written by band mate Dave Ogilvie for Toronto based act Raggedy Angry.

Raggedy Ann is a fictional 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.

Gruelle created Raggedy Ann for his daughter, Marcella, when she brought him an old hand-made rag doll and he drew a face on it.

Simplicity Patterns released a licensed doll pattern for a different design doll that included all 4 sizes in the late 90's, though the well-known McCall's Raggedy Ann / Andy pattern was still available.

In 2012 Hasbro has signed Aurora World for a new line of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy plush dolls.

Even Wendy has dressed up as Chewbacca, much to the consternation of Stan, who is mocked by the other students for dressing as Raggedy Andy.

Stan is ridiculed for his likeness to Raggedy Andy, based on the rag doll character by children's writer Johnny Gruelle ; Stan's girlfriend Wendy was originally supposed to dress as Raggedy Ann with Stan, but she instead chose to dress as Chewbacca.

The band toured America opening up for Otep in July and August then in October toured the UK with fellow Canadian act Raggedy Angry.

He first entered the industry in the mid-1970s working on Raggedy Ann and Andy for the Richard Williams studio, eventually moving to Williams ' London studio and rising through the ranks from assistant to director.

He has played for a number of Seattle-based bands, including Wild Orchid Children, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground ( both of which feature members of Gatsbys American Dream and Forgive Durden ), The Catch, The Raggedy Anns, and SHiPS.

Her first part was as an Oompa-Loompa in a community theater production of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and her first starring role was Raggedy Ann.

Raggedy Ann was drawn by Tissa David, who became one of the first women to animate a leading character in a animated feature film.

Gruelle's " Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs " was set to music by William H. Woodin, who in 1934 was appointed FDR's first Secretary of the Treasury.

In 1992, Bell went to her first audition and won a dual role as a banana and a tree in a suburban Detroit theater's production of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Hoskins has also directed two films, both of which he starred in ; The Raggedy Rawney ( 1988 ) and Rainbow ( 1996 ).

* Raggedy Ann Stories ( 1918 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Andy's Number Book ( 1924 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann's Fairy Stories ( 1928 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann's Magical Wishes ( 1928 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann in the Deep Deep Woods ( 1930 ) written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle

* Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book ( 1939 ) written by Johnny Gruelle, illustrated by Worth Gruelle