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.
Owner of CNN. CNN is technically owned by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS). This means that, unsurprisingly, CNN is owned by Ted Turner, who of course founded and owns the collection of cable networks. Today TBS owns many channels domestically and internationally, along with many popular websites (such as SI.com, NBA.com, etc.). Ted Turner. Turner is the man behind TBS and thus CNN.