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 Sierra Nevada Brewing is owned by the American Ken Grossman. He is a co-founder of the brewery.  Anchor Brewing, which has been in operation since 1896, is owned by the American Fritz Maytag, of the Maytag family that once owned the Maytag appliance company.