Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel United States between 1990 and 1996. It was inspired by a series of short stories and two novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of "Anne of Green Gables", which Sullivan had previously adapted as "Anne of Green Gables" in 1985 and "Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel" in 1987. Many of the actors in the "Anne of Green Gables" movies also appear in storylines crossing over into the long-running Emmy award-winning series. Several actors from the first two Anne films can be seen in both "Road to Avonlea" and the "Anne of Green Gables", including Rosemary Dunsmore, Patricia Hamilton, Colleen
Anne Shirley as a grandmother with several grandchildren, at least three of whom are preparing to enlist in the Canadian army during the opening days of World War II. These were among the last stories Montgomery wrote before her death in 1942. Anne Shirley also appears in Budge Wilson's "Before Green Gables", a prequel to "Anne of Green Gables" authorized by the heirs of L.M. Montgomery. Based on background information from the original series, the book tells of the first 11 years of Anne Shirley's childhood, beginning with the brief happiness of Bertha and Walter Shirley's marriage before their early deaths. The