Jonathon Crombie, who rose to fame in the CBC Anne of Green Gables series, and son of former Toronto mayor David Crombie, has died unexpectedly at the age of 48. He is said to have suffered a brain hemorrhage in New York City on April 15. Crombie became famous for portraying the character of Gilbert Blythe in the 1985 Anne Of Green Gables television movie that aired on the CBC and inspired two sequels in 1987 and 2000. Jonathan Crombie was also a member of a sketch comedy troupe on the Canadian TV series Comedy Now! in 1998 and performed in The Drowsy Chaperone Broadway musical in 2008. Green Gables producer Kevin Sullivan says the news was “completely unexpected” and he called Crombie the “quintessential boy next door”
