From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist, most known for Pollyanna (1913) and Just David (1916). She wrote mainly children's literature, adventure stories, and romance fiction. Her most famous novel, Pollyanna (1913), was followed by a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915).
Release Date:2022-03-21
Department:Writing
Job:Book
Episode Count:307
Vote Count:27
After her father's death, Pollyanna is sent to live with her rich and authoritative aunt, Pollyanna now has to adapt to a new life by playing the glad game and venturing into new experiences
Release Date:2018-05-16
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:243
Vote Count:6
Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and her sunny nature, good humor and determination to look on the bright side of life prove to have an astonishing effect on those around her. With the help of her orphaned friend, Jimmy Bean, she casts her spell on the grumpiest townsfolk of Beldingsville -- including the cynical shut-in Mrs. Snow, the morose millionaire Mr. Pendleton and the enigmatic Dr. Chilton. And Pollyanna masterminds the romance between her Aunt's maid, Nancy, and the handyman, Tim. It is only Aunt Polly, who cannot bring herself to embrace Pollyanna's innocence and joy. But all is not straightforward in Pollyanna's war against pessimism, since she must overcome a personal tragedy that threatens to banish "glad" from her vocabulary forever.
Release Date:2003-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:19
Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial understanding in 1956 Alabama.
Release Date:1990-11-18
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:7
An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.
Release Date:1989-11-12
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:14
Motherless since birth, Pollyanna was an ordinary happy-go-lucky girl, leaving peacefully with her father, the vicar. Then one day her life changes completely when her father dies and she has to live with her aunt whom she has never met before. In the beginning, she seems to be detested by her but as time passes, they develop a very strong bond.
Release Date:1986-01-05
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Episode Count:51
Vote Count:6
Pollyanna’s Aunt Polly wants the girl to spend her time studying, but Pollyanna has other ideas. She joins a secret club with a group of orphans, and they spy on a mysterious new resident in town, only to learn that her standoffishness is because of her desire to shield a retarded son. Pollyanna helps the town accept the boy and his mother.
Release Date:1982-04-10
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Turkish Pollyanna's story.
Release Date:1971-01-01
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:12
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Release Date:1960-05-19
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:192
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.
Release Date:1952-06-25
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Vote Count:14
When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.
Release Date:1920-01-18
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:17