Annie (franchise)
| Annie | |
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| Created by | Harold Gray |
| Original work | Little Orphan Annie |
| Owners | Tribune Content Agency In partnership with Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures) and MPL Communications |
| Print publications | |
| Book(s) | The Complete Little Orphan Annie (2008) |
| Comic strip(s) | Little Orphan Annie (1924-2010) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
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| Television film(s) | Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1996) Annie (1999) Annie Live! (2021) |
| Direct-to-video | Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas (1995) |
| Theatrical presentations | |
| Musical(s) |
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| Audio | |
| Radio program(s) | Little Orphan Annie (1931-1942) |
| Soundtrack(s) | Annie (1977) Annie (1999) Annie (2014) |
| Original music | It's the Hard Knock Life Tomorrow Little Girls You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile |
Annie is an American media franchise created by Harold Gray. The original comic strip created by Harold Gray, Little Orphan Annie, The comic strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley. Its most notable adaptation is the 1977 musical Annie that won 7 Tony Awards which has been adapted four times on screen for both the big screen and television (1982, 1999, 2014 and 2021). The musical also has two sequels titled Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge (1989) and Annie Warbucks (1992). The 1982 film also has a television film sequel Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995).
The comic strip has also been adapted into a radio program that aired from 1924 to 1942, two pre-musical films of the same name (1932 and 1938), a compilation of the comics in a book series, and a direct-to-video film titled Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas (1995).