Gilbert Blythe

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Gilbert Blythe
Biographical information
Born	1887
Also known as	Gilbert John Blythe Gil
Physical information
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Brown
Skin colour	Fair
Family information
Family members	John Blythe (father) Anne Shirley (wife) Dominic Blythe (adoptive son) Frannie Blythe (daughter) Rilla Blythe (daughter) Walter Shirley (father-in-law) Bertha Shirley (mother-in-law) Andrew Shirley (half-brother-in-law) Brigitte (daughter-in-law)
Family	Blythe family
Affiliation
Education	Avonlea school Queen's Academy Dalhousie Medical School
Clubs and societies	Canadian Army
See also
Related pages	Gallery Notes
Portrayal in other universes	Books Realart Pictures RKO Radio Pictures BBC Nippon Animation Sullivan Entertainment animated Green Gables Fables Ana of California Project Green Gables Breakthrough Entertainment CBC

Dr. Gilbert John Blythe was the son of John Blythe, a friend and eventually the husband of Anne Shirley, a former teacher of the Carmody school and an army doctor during World War I.

Biography

Death of Marilla Cuthbert

As Anne had scarlet fever, Gilbert returned to Avonlea on his own for the funeral of Marilla Cuthbert. While there it was discovered that Green Gables was to be sold. Gilbert tried to rally the town in an attempt to save Green Gables from ending up in John Harrison's hands but was unsuccessful.

Physical appearance

Gilbert is described as having brown curly hair, hazel eyes and fair skin.

Etymology

Gilbert is a male given name of Old French origin and means bright promise. The surname Blythe comes from the Old English meaning of happy, joyous, blithe.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

• Jonathan Crombie portrayed Gilbert in Anne of Green Gables (1985), Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987), Road to Avonlea (1990–1996), and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000).
• Crombie also briefly appeared via archive footage in Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008).

Trivia

• The current version of the official Anne of Green Gables website describes him as, Gilbert Blythe enters the world of Green Gables in the iconic scene where he teases Anne with the nickname ‘Carrots’, which causes her to break a slate over his head. Throughout their stormy school years, Anne and Gilbert have a tense relationship but eventually they become friends and confidantes. As their story continues, they fall in love and get married. Gilbert is a committed surgeon who leaves Avonlea to help on the battlefields of France during the first Great War.

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 342 images of Gilbert Blythe (view gallery).

Appearances

Films

• Anne of Green Gables (1985)
• Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
• Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000)
• Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008) (archive footage)

Season 3 (Road to Avonlea)

• "Old Friends, Old Wounds"