“”Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, beloved for his role as Gilbert Blythe in “Anne of Green Gables,” has died.
“The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) reported that his death, on April 15 in New York City, was caused by a brain hemorrhage. He was 48.
““He was funny, he was sweet, he loved acting, he loved comedy and singing and dancing,” Crombie’s sister, Carrie Crombie, told CBC.
““As a little kid, he just loved Broadway shows and all of that kind of stuff and would sing and dance in the living room.”
“CBC was the network that discovered Crombie, when he was just 17. It was in search of someone to play Gilbert Blythe, the love interest in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s novel “Anne of Green Gables.””
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