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Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for someone with the same optimistic outlook. The book was such a success, that Porter soon produced a sequel, Pollyanna...

is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter.

Pollyanna may also refer to:
  • Pollyanna (1920 film)
    Pollyanna (1920 film)
    Pollyanna is a 1920 American melodrama/comedy film starring Mary Pickford, directed by Paul Powell, and based upon an Eleanor H. Porter novel. It was Pickford's first motion picture for United Artists. It became a major success and would be regarded as one of Pickford's most defining pictures...

    , an adaptation of the novel, starring Mary Pickford
  • Pollyanna (1960 film)
    Pollyanna (1960 film)
    Pollyanna is a Walt Disney Productions feature film starring child actress Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Karl Malden and Richard Egan in a story about a cheerful orphan changing the outlook of a small town. Based upon the novel Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter, the film was written and directed by David...

    , another adaptation, starring Hayley Mills
  • Pollyanna (band)
    Pollyanna (band)
    Pollyanna were an Australian alternative rock band that came to prominence in the mid-'90s with their brand of noisy indie guitar pop, reminiscent of Bob Mould's post-Husker Du project Sugar and Buffalo Tom...

    , an Australian band
  • "Pollyanna", a recurring song in the EarthBound (series)
    EarthBound (series)
    EarthBound, known in Japan as Mother, is a role-playing game series created by Shigesato Itoi for Nintendo. The series started in 1989 with the Japan-only release of Mother for the Famicom, and was then followed up by a sequel, released in North America as EarthBound for the Super NES in 1995, and...

    , a roleplaying Nintendo video game series
  • Pollyanna Pickering
    Pollyanna Pickering
    Pollyanna Pickering is an internationally renowned wildlife artist and environmentalist. -References:...

    , British wildlife artist and environmentalist
  • Pollyanna principle
    Pollyanna principle
    The Pollyanna principle is the tendency for people to agree with positive statements describing them. The phenomenon is similar to the Forer effect. Research indicates that, at the subconscious level, our minds have a tendency to focus on the optimistic while, at the conscious level, we have a...

    , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • Secret Santa
    Secret Santa
    Secret Santa is a Western Christmas tradition, in which members of a group or community are randomly assigned a person to whom they anonymously give a gift. Often practiced in workplaces, or amongst large families, participation in it is usually voluntary...

    , a Western holiday tradition referred to in Pennsylvania as Pollyanna

See also

  • Pollyana Papel
    Pollyana Papel
    Pollyana Papel is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress best known for being a finalist on the first season of Ídolos Brazil .-References:...

     (born 1987), a Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress
  • Pollyanna Woodward, English TV presenter
  • Pollyanna Creep
    Pollyanna creep
    Pollyanna Creep is a phrase that originated with John Williams, a California-based economic analyst and statistician. It describes the way the U.S. government has modified the way important economic measures are calculated with the purpose of giving a better impression of economic development. This...

    , a term implying overly optimistic presentation of economic measurements by government
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