Little Orphan Annie, the plucky little orphan girl, died today after an extended illness, just a few weeks shy of her 86th birthday. The official cause of death was listed as a broken heart after ...

“Orphan Annie ‘splains ‘bout new home” read the headline in a Chicago newspaper. Along with her scruffy sidekick, the comic strip character appeared not in the funny pages but in the real estate ...

Little Orphan Annie was one of the world's longest running comic strips, running daily from 1924 until 2010, as well as spinning off into musical theatre and movies. In its latter decades it had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1982 film adaptation of Annie is one of the most iconic film adaptations of a Broadway musical to date. Led by Aileen Quinn as ...

Little Orphan Annie, the long-running comic strip character, will soon end her run in physical newspapers. Tribune Media Services, which puts out the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," announced today ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A quick trip to Stratford Festival’s performance of “Annie” produced one of the most magical moments in the life of my 10-year-old ...

Come this summer there will be no more tomorrows for “Annie.” After 85 years, Tribune Media Services announced Thursday that it will cease syndication of the comic strip featuring the iconic redheaded ...

Tamara Wilson (left) and Tomasz Konieczny in The Flying Dutchman at Lyric Opera Credit: Todd Rosenberg Director Christopher Alden is back at Lyric Opera for the first time since his racy production of ...