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Contents 1 Polish content 2 Other Adaptations 3 Pollyanna gift exchange 4 Death Comes Unexpectedly 5 It's the mirrors 6 Some {fact} tagging --my bad 7 To Thegingerone, Quit Adding Bias Information

[edit] Polish content

This needs to be moved to the Polish (I think) Wikipedia if not already present there. --Robert Merkel 00:32, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[[pl:Pollyanna jest tytułową bohaterką klasycznej powieści dla dziewcząt autorstwa Eleanor H. Porter oraz jej sequelu pt. "Pollyanna dorasta".

Jest to historia jedenastoletniej dziewczynki, która po śmierci ojca zostaje odesłana, by mieszkać z surową i despotyczną ciotką, której boi się całe miasto. Pogodna i radosna dziewczynka jednak stopniowo to zmienia.
Książka była wielokrotnie filmowana, z czego najbardziej znaną jest wersja wytwórnii Disneya z Hayley Mills w roli głównej.

Pollyanna, to również synonim osoby pogodnej, radosnej, z optymizmem podchodzącej do życia.

Kategoria:Postacie fikcyjne Kategoria:Utwory literackie Kategoria:Film pl:Pollyanna

[edit] Other Adaptations

I remember a TV Movie adaptation of Polyanna starring Keisha Knight-Pullam who brings together a racially segregated town. It also had a sequel. I think it was produced by Disney. I believe it was in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Anyone have more info? -- BlueNight 13 Aug 2005

[edit] Pollyanna gift exchange

I have recently become familiar with a Pennsylvania (and surrounding area) colloquialism. "Pollyanna" is used to describe a one-for-one gift exchange, as a 'Secret Santa'. I have also encountered the term "Chinese Pollyanna" used to describe a similar gift exchange where numbers are drawn at random to determine the order of selection.

Per this article http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pol2.htm, it appears to have derived its usage after the publication of the Pollyanna books, used originally as "Pollyanna gift exchange". Anyone with additional information, please share it.

Wpjonathan 18:50, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Death Comes Unexpectedly

The sermon preached by Pastor Ford in Pollyanna, titled "Death Comes Unexpectedly". Was it written as an original for the film? or was it taken from a real-life hell, fire, and brimstone preacher such as Jonathan Edwards? It certainly could be Edwards!

Does anyone know the source?

[edit] It's the mirrors

In the recent commercial advertising campaign for the Texas Instruments DLP [1] televisions, the "It's the mirrors" scene is used. In fact, the line has been officially adopted as the tag line for the advertising campaign.

What the heck does that mean? The word mirrors appears nowhere in the article. 64.40.47.25 19:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Some {fact} tagging --my bad

Rewriting, refactoring and extending the article, I had need of some PLACE names I no longer have ready to hand. I've tagged at least three places with {{fact}} where these guess should be put on firmer ground. Forgive, it's probably been 35 years since reading this gem. Cheers // FrankB 16:48, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] To Thegingerone, Quit Adding Bias Information

No, Pollyanna was not the film that was the major turning point in Pickford's career. She was the star of many other successful films before this one, and was recognized as "America's Sweetheart" by the time World War I began. Newsflash, you appear to think your always right when you're not. Wikipedia is not the place to flash your ego.

Actually if you come off your high horse for a minute you would see that he said it was a defining point not a turning point. [1] Please stop making personal attacks. Theresa Knott | The otter sank 20:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Read it better Ms. Knott, it said THE defining point.Kevin j (talk) 23:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

No it said "Mary Pickford's 1920 adaption defined her career." And you said this was vandalism. Plus the only reason you are even on this page is because you followed Thegingerone here. Stop it. Theresa Knott | The otter sank 05:52, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Im not even replying to him on this. Anyone would know that this was one of Mary's 'little girl' pictures that really defined her. However this isnt a Pickford article so really is there a need to elaborate? Vandalisim my foot--Thegingerone (talk) 01:48, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

No, she played these roles earlier too and this wasn't "the" defining moment in her career. Maybe it helped make her a top star at her jointly owned film company United Artists, but it wasn't "the defining moment of her career." Like you told me earlier, read a book. I'm not stalking anybody. Though I haven't mentioned it in my talk page I love to organize articles pertaining to film history, and I am an official member of WikiProjectFilmsKevin j (talk) 20:13, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

See your reading too much into my words. I know Mary did little girl roles long before Pollyanna. However Pollyanna was her first film at United Artists; and it was a MAJOR success...this was the height of her fame right there. Today its one of the best examples of her little girl role; and many biographers would note as such. I love Pickford; I dont just make things up about her...--Thegingerone (talk) 03:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

One of my biggest problem with calling this a defining role for Pickford is that her article doesn't even mention the Pollyanna film. The other problem is that all of this could be settled by a source being added that supports the contention that it helped define her. I have to say I don't agree with the statement that this was the height of her fame. Her article points to that as starting in 1914, and specifically discusses her appearance in 1914's Tess of the Storm Country. As far as it helped make her a top star" at UA, that isn't true either. Her status as top star was well established, both before and by helping form UA. What her article on PBS.org says about Pollyanna is that it "further solidified the little girl persona Pickford's fans loved." So no, it's not a defining role. Having said that, this argument over all these articles is getting ridiculous. Wildhartlivie (talk) 06:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I feel the Pickford article needs some revisions but I havent had the time. I tried to reword it to match the source. It didnt make her a top star at UA; just this period in her career was her height (she had already been very famous and would continue to be but this is when it was really reaaaallly high; along with her marriage to Fairbanks). Hopefully that helps settle it a little with the source and rewording; I didnt think it was that major of a deal as everything I read said the same thing I wrote. It was an after thought to the movie article really.--Thegingerone (talk) 06:51, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

The source does not use the word define in any way. I think you need to let go of that word in regard to this film. The source said "further solidified." I've removed the fluffery from that paragraph altogether. It really isn't needed in regard to either Pickford or Mills. Wildhartlivie (talk) 06:58, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough. Its not her article anyways so I guess it doesnt matter.--Thegingerone (talk) 07:01, 25 March 2008 (UTC)