QUICK FACTS NAME: Lucy Maud Montgomery OCCUPATION: Author BIRTH DATE: November 30, 1874 DEATH DATE: April 24, 1942 PLACE OF BIRTH: Clifton, Canada PLACE OF DEATH: Toronto, Canada Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian writer well known for her novel Anne of Green Gables. IN THESE GROUPS FAMOUS FICTION AUTHORS FAMOUS CANADIANS FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON NOVEMBER 30 FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED ON APRIL 24 Show All Groups Synopsis Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian regional romantic novelist best known for Anne of Green Gables (1908), a sentimentalized but often charming story of a spirited, unconventional orphan girl who finds a home with an elderly couple, which helped her achieve international success with both adults and children. Six sequels, carrying Anne from girlhood to motherhood, were less successful.