![]() ![]() ![]() In 1935 Volland ceased operation and Ann and Andy were made under Gruelle's permission by Exposition Dolls, and without permission (during legal limbo) by MollyE's Dolls, resulting in Gruelle v (Mollye) Goldman. Later, PF Volland, a Gruelle book publisher, made the dolls. Raggedy Ann dolls were originally handmade. Gruelle became an opponent of vaccination, and the Raggedy Ann doll was used as a symbol by the anti-vaccination movement. Authorities blamed a heart defect, but her parents blamed the vaccination. Marcella died at age 13, shortly after being vaccinated at school for smallpox without her parents' consent. From his bookshelf, he pulled a book of poems by James Whitcomb Riley, and combined the names of two poems, "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphant Annie." He said, "Why don't we call her Raggedy Ann?" ![]() 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. 2.2 Toys and adaptations into other media. ![]()
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