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Johnny Gruelle

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This Week in Illinois History: Raggedy Ann creator Johnny Gruelle born (December 24, 1880)

Clint Cargile

No other character personifies early 20th-century, pop-culture Americana better than Raggedy Ann, the creation of Arcola, Illinois, native Johnny Gruelle.