Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

Anne Shirley

Colleen Dewhurst grew up on Prince Edward Island.

The scene where Anne and Marilla are walking back from Mrs. Lynde's after Anne's theatrical apology was the very first to be filmed.

Katharine Hepburn was originally approached to play Marilla Cuthbert. She declined, but suggested her relative (great-niece), Schuyler Grant for the role of Anne.

Reflected in the window behind Anne at the train station.

When Marilla shows Anne to her room on her first night at Green Gables, Megan Follows enters the room and when she does her hat brushes Colleen Dewhurst in the face. When Colleen Dewhurst turns toward the camera, you can see her barely holding in her laughter. According to Kevin Sullivan, Dewhurst was renowned for her practical jokes, and she did something in the room as a joke on Megan Follows. Sullivan could not recall exactly what Dewhurst had done. This is the reason why she's trying to hold in her "laughter".

When Miss Stacy is first introducing herself to the class, Anne takes out a pencil. We can see that the pencil has a modern metal tip with an eraser at the end.

Anne Shirley: Plain, old, unromantic Anne Shirley.

Aunt Josephine: You amuse me and precious little amuses me in this world at my age.

Marilla Cuthbert: That girl is next door to a perfect heathen.