<Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Female </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880--1938) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children . Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and 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 . </P> <P> Johnny Gruelle biographer and Raggedy Ann historian Patricia Hall notes that the dolls have </P>

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