Montgomery's characters live on today in multifarious
forms, a number of which are listed below. The continued appeal of her
heroines and tales is evident in the productions which have arisen from her
stories.
Film
Montgomery's books have
been adapted into a number of films.
This section will includes descriptions of the film adaptations of her works,
including a
page on the 1919
silent film "Anne of Green Gables," (1919) starring Mary Miles
Minter
as Anne Shirley, and the 1934 "Anne
of Green Gables" and the 1940 "Anne of Windy
Poplars" films by RKO
Pictures
that starred
Anne
Shirley
as
Anne.
Television
Montgomery's tales have also been adapted for television, including the very
popular Anne of Green Gables miniseries, and the Road to Avonlea and the recent
Emily of New Moon series. This section has a listing of the productions
and their release dates, as well as pages on the "Anne
of Green Gables" miniseries, starring Megan Follows, produced by Sullivan
Entertainment in 1985, "Anne
of Green Gables: the Sequel" (1987) and "Anne
of Green Gables: The Continuing Story" (2000). There are pages
on the "Anne of Green
Gables" (1972) and "Anne
of Avonlea" (1975) BBC miniseries starring Kim Braden as Anne Shirley.
There are also pages on "Jane of Lantern Hill" (1990),
"Emily of New Moon"(1998-2000) and
the "Road
to
Avonlea" (1990-1996) television
series.
Animation
Not only has Anne been played by actresses, her character has also been animated.
This
section includes a page on the Japanese anime production Akage
no An (Anne of the Red-Hair), Sullivan Entertainment's Anne:
The Animated Series (2000) and the new "Emily,
Girl of the Wind" (2007).
Theatre
Theatre productions of Anne, Emily, Rainbow Valley and the Blue Castle have taken
root from Montgomery's lasting popularity. Read about the new Anne
and Gilbert musical.
Books
Before Green Gables is a book on the early life of Anne
Shirley before her arrival at Green Gables and was written by Budge Wilson.
The book was published in February 2008 to commemorate the centennial of L.M.
Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Penguin publishing and some of Montgomery's
descendants have designated the book as an "official prequel."
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