Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks is a fictional character from the comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
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10 Facts About Daddy Warbucks
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Daddy Warbucks made his first appearance in the New York Daily News in the Annie strip on September 27,1924.
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Daddy Warbucks's mother was left with only "gumption" and a house in which she was able to keep boarders.
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Daddy Warbucks eventually became foreman in the rolling mill, married Mrs Warbucks, worked and planned for a family and house of their own.
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When "Daddy Warbucks" began to make big money during World War I, the marital happiness was lost, but he retained his identity with the common people.
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Daddy Warbucks often intervened in Annie's life during crisis, always returning in time to save the day.
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Daddy Warbucks was knighted by the Queen of the United Kingdom later in life.
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Daddy Warbucks was often a platform for cartoonist Harold Gray's political views, which were free market-based, opposing the New Deal policies of the Democrats.
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Daddy Warbucks sometimes expounded on the need for wealthy men to work hard—lest the masses have no employment.
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The musical takes steps to reconcile this by explaining that Daddy Warbucks is a self-made self-reliant millionaire who prides himself on never asking anyone for help.
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