âGrannyâ. Ellen Weatherall, or better known as Granny Weatherall, was an eighty year old woman who was waiting death. While waiting in her bed in her room, with a beautiful view outside her window, she recalls the different events in her life that defined her character. Of the many things she recalled, her broken heart was the worst for her, as it impacted the person she was.
Beyond the Book. Allende was approached by John Gertz, who owns the rights to Zorro, to write a literary book about the famous character. Gertz's father had bought the rights to Zorro from McCulley in 1920 and, in conjunction with Disney, had developed Zorro into a TV series, comic book and feature film.
Fiat has owned part of Ferrari since 1969 when it bought a 50% stake in the carmaker. Fiat has been Chrysler's parent since right after Chrysler's bankruptcy and government bailout in 2009. Fiat officially took over Chrysler last year as the two companies merged into FCA. Â© 2017 Time Inc.