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Jonathan Crombie, 'Anne of Green Gables' star, dead at 48

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 19, 2015

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Canadian actor Jonathan Crombie, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in the "Anne of Green Gables" movies, died Wednesday of a brain hemorrhage, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports. He was 48.

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"He was funny, he was sweet, he loved acting, he loved comedy and singing and dancing," said Crombie's sister, Carrie Crombie. "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."

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