Anne of Green Gables and L.M.
Montgomery are sometimes mentioned in the
strangest places. Have you ever been surprised seeing Anne turn up somewhere? E-mail me
and let me know, and I'll post the sighting and give you credit.
The Sightings:
January 23, 2007 - L.M. Montgomery quoted at the end of CBS's "Criminal Minds" Episode
313 "Limelight"
"For
we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although
ambitions
are well
worth having,
they
are
not
to
be cheaply
won,
but exact their dues of work and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement." -
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
(Submitted by PJM)
March 29, 2006- Annetoon in Jordan!
My fiance took these photos of Kevin Sullivan's Annetoon on
television in Jordan earlier this month. It was dubbed in Arabic. More evidence
that
Anne is everywhere.
November 30, 2005
Anne mentioned in a review of TV movie "Felicity: An
American Girl Adventure"
"There's none of the edge that made "Anne of Green Gables" such
a superb TV adaptation, and little of the artistry that did the same for
the even more saccharine story of "Pollyanna" recently on the small
screen." Read more here.
Anne mentioned in an article on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
"There are two capes in Massachusetts: the world-renowned cape named
for a fish - a fish! - and the feisty, beautiful cape named for a queen.
(Not,
as many people believe, for Anne of Green Gables - that one has an ’e.’)"
There's an Anne-related question in the Isaac
Asimov's Super Quiz
Freshman Level: 5. Which Canadian province provides the setting
for ``Anne of Green Gables''?
September 3, 2005 - Encountered an Anne U-Haul.
Parked right outside my
apartment was this Anne U-Haul. The photo was taken from my doorstep. I was
trying to
figure
out what
that
was a sign for, since I was already on the Avonlea Message
Boards/Anne3.com Forum and
already planning to work on my site today. Like I needed an Anne reminder!
July 20, 2005 - INFP
Personality Profile mentions Anne.
"INFP children often exhibit this in a 'Calvin and Hobbes' fashion, switching
from reality to fantasy and back again. With few exceptions, it is the NF
child who readily develops imaginary playmates (as with Anne of Green Gables's "bookcase
girlfriend"--her own reflection) and whose stuffed animals come to
life like the Velveteen Rabbit and the Skin Horse"
(Submitted by Elizabeth)
March 5, 2005 - Columnist John Patterson compares
Laura Linney's cheekbones to Anne's in The
Guardian.
"Such a nice girl, that Laura Linney, such a good girl. Or so you think.
And why would we ever think otherwise, given her cascading Goldilocks, the
unnervingly
perfect symmetry of her face, bisected by a bright wide smile that forces
upwards and outwards those apple-shiny Anne Of Green Gables cheekbones?"
June 21, 2004 - The Scottish band Idlewild takes
their name from Anne
of Green Gables.
"If any further evidence of Idlewild's
obsession with literature is needed, look no further than Canada. Their band
name is
taken from the book of one of Canada's most celebrated authors. In L.M. Montgomery's
novel 'Anne of Green Gables', lead heroine Anne Shirley speaks of a 'romantic
spot' she's discovered on Prince Edward Island: 'We call it Idlewild.
Isn't that a poetical name?'" - Soulshine
February 2003 - Jennifer Garner mentioned reading Anne in In
Site magazine,
while promoting "Elektra."
QUESTION: Were you a comic-book fan?
JENNIFER GARNER: I grew up with three girls.
So we were much more into Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie than
we were comic books. Having said that,
I wish that I had read Elektra's storyline when I was younger because I
think that it is pretty empowering, this woman who is every man's equal,
who can
take care of herself and who's as smart as any man and stronger than most.
I have read all of Elektra's saga now, and most of Daredevil, but out of
order. So I'm very confused. So, don't ask me anything.
Last Updated 01.23.08
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