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.
1] Disney purchased ABC in 1996. Before that, it was owned by Capital Cities Communications. Viacom bought CBS in 1999, but in 2005, CBS spun off into a new company, CBS Corporation. Both CBS Corporation and the new Viacom are still owned by Sumner Redstoneâs Company, National Amusements.