who is mr edwards on little house on the prairie
Mr. Edwards


Mr. Edwards is a fictional character that appeared in the Little House series of autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. His character was later adapted for the NBC television show, "Little House on the Prairie" and given the name "Isaiah Edwards." As stated by Wilder in her books, Mr. Edwards was "the wildcat from Tennessee" whom the Ingalls met during their stay near Independence, Kansas in the "Little House on the Prairie" novel. They met for a short while also in "By
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Mansfield, Missouri. It also focuses a lot on the character of Wilder's young daughter; Rose (Skye McCole Bartusiak). The 2005 ABC five-hour (six-episode) miniseries "Little House on the Prairie" attempted to follow closely the books "Little House in the Big Woods" and "Little House on the Prairie". It starred Cameron Bancroft as Charles Ingalls; Erin Cottrell as Caroline Ingalls; Kyle Chavarria as Laura Ingalls; Danielle Chuchran as Mary Ingalls; and Gregory Sporleder as Mr Edwards.
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Mr. Edwards


who did kind deeds for the Ingalls throughout the years. In her earliest memoir "", Wilder recalled the name of the neighbor who swam a creek near their house to bring her and sister Mary Christmas presents as "Mr. Brown," a deed that she ascribed to Mr. Edwards in "Little House on the Prairie". An Alabama native and 35 year-old bachelor named Fred Brown is listed as a resident of Rutland Twp Montgomery Co. KS in the 1870 US Census, the same township where the Ingalls family lived
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in 1870. Possibly this Fred Brown was the model for Mr. Edwards. However, Pamela Smith Hill, the editor of "Pioneer Girl" suggested that Mr. Edwards may have been the 25-year old English native named Edmund Mason who is also enumerated as a bachelor neighbor of the Ingalls in Rutland Co. Montgomery Co KS (). Mason's grave may be found in the local Harrison Cemetery, near where the Ingalls were living in the book "Little House on the Prairie", though certain key aspects of Mason's known life
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Carrie, moves to Kansas. Along the way, Pa trades his two horses for two Western mustangs, which Laura and Mary name Pet and Patty. When the family reaches Indian Territory, they meet Mr. Edwards, who is extremely polite to Ma, but tells Laura and Mary that he is "a wildcat from Tennessee." Mr. Edwards is an excellent neighbor, and helps the Ingalls family in every way he can, beginning with helping Pa build their house. Pa builds a roof and a floor for the house and
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Osage ownership) would be opened to settlement by homesteaders imminently. So Laura, along with Pa and Ma, Mary, and baby Carrie, move to Kansas. Along the way, Pa trades his two horses for two Western mustangs, which Laura and Mary name Pet and Patty. When the family reaches Indian Territory, they meet Mr. Edwards, who is extremely polite to Ma, but tells Laura and Mary that he is "a wildcat from Tennessee." Mr. Edwards is an excellent neighbor, and helps the Ingalls in
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Mr. Edwards


and deal with the hardships that arise. It is during this time that the series' main protagonist, Laura Ingalls, develops a close relationship with Edwards. Laura's mother, Caroline, distrusts Mr. Edwards at first, finding his mannerisms and rough demeanor uncouth, but in time grows to respect and accept him as one of the family. Edwards and the Ingalls family are separated when they are forced to leave their property by the government. When "Little House on the Prairie" was picked up as a weekly television series
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Radames Pera


Monastery who was not of full Chinese birth. The main role of Kwai Chang Caine as an adult was played by David Carradine. Radames also had a recurring role on "Little House on the Prairie" as John (Jr.), eldest adopted son of Mr. Edwards, and became Mary Ingalls' love interest during the show's second and third seasons. Pera's other acting roles include a disturbed pre-teen in an episode of "Night Gallery", "Silent Snow, Secret Snow", narrated by Orson Welles
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Victor French


a guest-actor role on "The Waltons" a year later. In "The Fulfillment", French plays a blacksmith named Curtis Norton whose wife could not have children and subsequently adopts an eight-year-old orphan boy who has come to spend the week on Walton's Mountain. This led to his being cast in his most well-known role as Mr. Edwards in the series based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder entitled "Little House on the Prairie", beginning in 1974. In other work,
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Kyle Richards


18 episodes of the television series "Little House on the Prairie" as Alicia Sanderson Edwards. Her sister, Kim, was also an actress, who appeared in one episode of "Little House on the Prairie", the season before Kyle joined the cast. The two sisters played on-screen sisters in the 1977 the thriller film "The Car". Through the 1970s, Richards appeared on several television series and in a few more horror films, including the cult classic "Halloween" (1978). In 1980
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The girls are left alone and spend their days and nights boarding and feeding all the pioneers passing through. They charge 25 cents for dinner and boarding, starting a savings account toward sending Mary to the School for the Blind in Vinton, Iowa, which Mary begins to attend later in the series. With the aid of his old friend Mr. Edwards, Pa successfully files his claim. As the spring flowers bloom and the prairie comes alive with new settlers, the Ingalls family moves to their new piece of land and begins building
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are at odds with the information about "Mr. Edwards" supplied by Laura in her novels. The character of Isaiah Edwards was introduced in the pilot movie, which established the Ingalls family settling on a prairie tract in Kansas. Victor French, a close friend of series creator Michael Landon and a character actor who had acted in several television westerns beforehand, portrayed the role throughout most of the series run. A poorly educated, gruff-looking dirt farmer, Mr. Edwards helps the Ingalls family build their new home on the prairie
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acquired it, with "Ma" believing it came from eating bad watermelon. Mrs. Scott, another neighbor, takes care of the family while they are sick. Around this time, Mr. Edwards brings Laura and Mary their Christmas presents from Independence, and in the spring, the Ingalls plant the beginnings of a small farm. Irony also becomes a part of this book. Ma's prejudice about American Indians, and Laura's childish observations of them, are contrasted with Pa's more egalitarian view of them, and these views
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Kent McCray


Kent McCray (June 7, 1928 – June 3, 2018) was an American television producer. He produced many television programs, including "Little House on the Prairie". The son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCray, he studied at the Hartt School performing arts conservatory at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. In addition to "Little House on the Prairie", McCray worked on "Bonanza", "The Red Skelton Show", and "This Is Your Life." He also was associate producer with Bob
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series finale "Hello and Goodbye", in which Laura and Almanzo finish renovating the late Mrs. Flannery's home into a boardinghouse and start to take in residents, was meant as a backdoor pilot for an entirely new spinoff alongside what was supposed to have been another few seasons of the original show. In that episode, Mr. Edwards moved in after his mute son Matthew left with his father and he realized that not only was his cabin falling down, it was situated a considerable distance from all his friends. Willie and Rachel
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a one-hour documentary film about the life of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for her "Little House on the Prairie" book series. "Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder" was produced by Dean Butler and Robin Bernheim-Burger, and executive produced by Trip Friendly. Butler, who portrayed Almanzo Wilder on the "Little House on the Prairie" television series from 1979 to 1983, directed and narrated
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, takes care of the family while they are sick. Around this time, Mr. Edwards brings Laura and Mary their Christmas presents from Independence, and in the spring, the Ingallses plant the beginnings of a small farm. Ma's prejudice against American Indians, and Laura's childish feelings, are shown side by side with the portrayal of the Osage tribe that lives on and owns the Ingalls's land. A recurring feature of the book is Laura's desire to see a Native American baby, referred to as a papoose by
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Old Dan Tucker


frequently feature the song and it has been covered by children's group The Wiggles with Australian country performer Troy Cassar-Daley. In Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus, it appears in the context of powerless Crawfish trying to be heard in an assembly of animals, and Harris writes, "but dey might ez well er sung Ole Dan Tucker ter a harrycane." In the 1935 novel "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the character Mr. Edwards sings the song as his trademark; accordingly, the
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the spring. But the "Spring Rush" comes early. The large mobilization of pioneers to the Dakotas in early March prompts Pa to leave immediately on the few days' trip to the claims office. The girls are left alone and spend their days and nights boarding and feeding all the pioneers passing through. They charge 25 cents for dinner and boarding, starting a savings account toward sending Mary to the School for the Blind in Vinton, Iowa. Pa successfully files his claim, with the aid of old friend Mr. Edwards
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played Mary Ingalls, and the twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (credited as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush) played Carrie Ingalls. Victor French portrayed long-time friend Mr. Edwards. Dean Butler portrayed Laura's husband, Almanzo Wilder. Some characters were added in the show, such as Albert, played by Matthew Laborteaux, an orphan whom the family adopted. Although it deviated from the original books in many respects, the television series, which was set in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, was one of a few long-running successful dramatic
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Brian Part


Brian Part (born March 24, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) was an American child actor best known for his role of the adopted son of Mr. Edwards (Victor French) on television's "Little House on the Prairie". He now writes and performs music with his wife Melody Part. Part first developed an interest in acting at the age of five. Right before Part's father died, he made his wife promise that their son could become an actor. Part told his dad that he would make his
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Little House on the Prairie (film)


Little House on the Prairie is a 1974 American made-for-television film which served as the pilot to the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series on NBC. It is closely based on the "Little House on the Prairie" novel; second of the "Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The pilot was produced by Ed Friendly with the script written by Blanche Hanalis and directed by Michael Landon. The movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods and
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in season five, as well as the adoption of birth siblings Cassandra and James at the end of season seven (a son, Charles "Freddy" Jr., was also born, but died as an infant). Other essential characters include the Oleson family: Nels, proprietor of the town's general store, Oleson's Mercantile; his malicious, gossiping wife, Harriet, who runs the Mercantile with him; and their three children, Nellie, Willie, and Nancy; Isaiah Edwards, Grace Snider Edwards and their three
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Victor French


. French is most widely known for costarring with Michael Landon on two television series. He appeared on "Little House on the Prairie" (1974–1977), (1981–1984) as Isaiah Edwards (French also directed some episodes of "Little House"). He appeared on "Highway to Heaven" (1984–1989) as Mark Gordon. From 1977–79, he left "Little House" to star as a small-town Georgia police chief in "Carter Country". When the series ended, the actor was surprised that Landon
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Jonathan Gilbert


of the three made-for-television movies based on "Little House on the Prairie" series of books (Little House: Look Back to Yesterday" and "Little House: The Last Farewell"). Barbara divorced Paul Gilbert, who died in 1976. In Melissa Gilbert's autobiography, "Prairie Tale," it is revealed that due to his suffering from constant pain, Paul took his own life. Barbara then married Harold Abeles, and together they had Sara Abeles, who changed her name to Sara Gilbert
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, Laura (1844–1899), who at the time and events in the novel was already about twenty-two and had presumably moved out. He later had a brother, Perley (1869–1934), who was not yet born at the time "Farmer Boy" is set. "Little House on the Prairie", published in 1935, is the third of the series of books known as the Little House series, but only the second book to focus on the life of the Ingalls family. The book takes place from
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Dwight H. Perkins (architect)


he was commissioned to design a new building for the Steinway Piano company. This building, Steinway Hall, bore little resemblance to the work he would do later, often in the style which became known as "Prairie School" of architecture. Perkins was offered the commission for Charles Hitchcock Hall as a result of his connection with the donor for the building, Mrs. Charles Hitchcock, who had previously helped fund his college education. Perkins was appointed the Chief Architect for the Chicago Board of Education by Mayor Edward F. Dunne in 1905
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hardier souls who ranched and farmed the arid prairie that straddled the river bottom. In 1872, a miner-turned-rancher from Central City, Colorado, Lewis Cross, staked the first homestead claim where the Colorado Central Railroad planned to cross Little Thompson creek. When the tracks were laid through the valley in 1877 a depot, section house, and water tank were installed at this strategic site. The tiny settlement known as Little Thompson was renamed Berthoud in honor of Edward L. Berthoud, who had surveyed the rail route through
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Meet the Deedles


and discover the person towing them is none other than Major Flowers—who becomes distracted by his stowaways and subsequently drives over a cliff (again) landing himself in a river. The boys parachute to the entrance for Slater's tunnel network and are taken underground by Slater’s two henchmen Mr. Crabbe (Richard Lineback) and Mr. Nemo (Robert Englund). The Deedles also learn Slater was behind the prairie dog plague, and then devise a plan, with a little help from a prairie dog named PD, who left the
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church. By Christmastime, Almanzo once again sees Laura home, and offers to take her on a sleigh ride after he completes the cutter he is building. At home, Laura is met by Mr. Boast and Mr. Brewster, who ask Laura if she would be interested in a teaching position at a settlement led by Brewster twelve miles (19 km) from town. The school superintendent, George Williams, comes and tests Laura (though she is two months too young, he never asks her age), and she is
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Edward Stratford, 2nd Earl of Aldborough


the Lord Mayor of London's Banqueting House, built in 1565. There have been several people of note who stayed there including the sons of the Tzar of Russia, and the wife of Sir Winston Churchill was born there, and the house until 1832 was owned by the Wingfield Stratford's who inherited it from Edward's Will. It belonged briefly to Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, a son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. The house was little altered until 1894, when its then owner, Mr Murray Guthrie, added a
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workers take down the cabins and head back East, the family wonders where they might stay for the winter. As luck would have it, the county surveyor needs a house-sitter while he is East for the winter, and Pa signs up. It is a winter of luxury for the Ingalls family as they are given all the provisions they need in the large, comfortable house. They spend a cozy winter with their new friends, Mr. and Mrs. Boast, and both families look forward to starting their new claims in
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the same time as the literary meeitngs, Almanzo Wilder begins escorting Laura home from church. By Christmastime, Almanzo once again sees Laura home, and offers to take her on a sleigh ride after he completes the cutter he is building. At home, Laura is met by Mr. Boast and Mr. Brewster, who interview Laura for a teaching position at a settlement led by Brewster twelve miles (19 km) from town. The school superintendent comes and tests Laura (though she is two months too young, he never asks her
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sister Mary, who is attending Vinton College for the Blind in Iowa. This first teaching job proves difficult for her. Laura must board with the Brewsters in their two-room claim shanty, sleeping on their sofa. The Brewsters are an unhappy family and Laura is deeply uncomfortable observing the way husband and wife quarrel. In one particularly unsettling incident, she wakes in the night to see Mrs Brewster standing over her husband with a knife. It is a bitterly cold winter, and neither the claim shanty or the school house
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's voice is still strong. It is contested the amount of influence that Lane had on the books, especially regarding any political themes, but views that align with hers are very visible within the books. Regardless, Rose Wilder Lane was a large part in the publishing and form of the books. Lane also had a hand in giving the rights to Roger Lea MacBride, who then led to the creation of the television show entitled "Little House on the Prairie". "Time" ranks the "Little House" series
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


"TV Guide" ranked the two-part episode "I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away" at 97 on its 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time list. As of 2016, a film adaptation of the pilot movie was underway at Paramount Pictures, with Sean Durkin as the director, Scott Rudin as the producer, and Abi Morgan as the screenwriter. Based on the autobiographical "Little House" stories, episodes of "Little House on the Prairie" usually concern members of the Ingalls family, who live on a
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Little House on the Prairie (novel)


Little House on the Prairie is an autobiographical children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, published in 1935. It was the third novel published in the "Little House" series, continuing the story of the first, "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932), but not related to the second. Thus, it is sometimes called the second one in the series, or the second volume of "the Laura Years". The novel is about the months the Ingalls spent on the Kansas prairie around the town
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Katherine MacGregor


which Mrs. Oleson was described as "the touch of pepper in the sweetness of the show". In 1979, due to the popularity of "Little House" in Spain, MacGregor was invited to Madrid, Spain, and appeared on RTVE's "625 Lineas" and "Ding Dong La Cocina" programs. After "Little House on the Prairie", she withdrew from screen productions in favor of local theater. She dedicated herself to the Hindu religion, and to teaching acting to children at the Wee Hollywood Vedanta Players
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East for the winter, and Pa signs up. It is a winter of luxury for the Ingalls family as they are given all the provisions they need in the large, comfortable house. They spend a cozy winter with their new friends, Mr. and Mrs. Boast, and both families look forward to starting their new claims in the spring. The "Spring Rush" comes early. The large mobilization of pioneers to the Dakotas in early March prompts Pa to leave immediately on the few days' trip to the claims office.
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Prairie Parkway


to de-fund the project, Vickery stated "Mr. Foster seems to be driven by a very small faction of people who are against the Parkway. There is a much broader group of people who are interested in this transportation corridor." An outer loop highway around the perimeter of the Chicago area has been in conceptual planning for over 100 years. The 1909 "Plan of Chicago", authored by Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett, included an "outer encircling highway" with a western portion roughly approximating the Prairie Parkway route
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Tom Byrd


8 p.m. Eastern) for Michael Landon's "Little House on the Prairie", which concluded a nine-year run in the same time slot in the spring of 1983. The program was created by the author Earl Hamner, Jr., who had been far more successful with his CBS series "The Waltons". A critic described "Boone" as "an excellent show that didn't get a chance" in the fierce competition of network television: "That's Incredible!" on ABC and "Scarecrow and Mrs.
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Sam Edwards


Sam Edwards (May 26, 1915 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor. His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on "Little House on the Prairie". Born into a show business family, his first role was as a baby in his mother's arms. He appeared on radio in the 1930s in the "Adventures of Sonny and Buddy" one of the first radio serials ever syndicated, and later in "The Edwards Family", a series based on the life of Sam
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Little House on the Prairie (miniseries)


Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie is a 2005 family western television miniseries directed by David L. Cunningham. It is a six-part adaptation of children's novels "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932) and "Little House on the Prairie" (1935) by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was broadcast on ABC as part of "The Wonderful World of Disney" anthology series. It is also partly inspired by the TV series of the same name. There were several changes in this adaptation from
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digs a well with assistance from another neighbor, Mr. Scott, and the family is finally settled. Unlike during their time in the Big Woods, the family meets difficulty and danger on the prairie. The Ingalls become terribly ill with "fever 'n' ague" (fever with severe chills and shaking) which was later identified as malaria. Laura comments on the varied ways they believe to have acquired it, with "Ma" asserting that it came from eating bad watermelon. Dr.Tan, an African American doctor
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Little House on the Prairie


28, 1966, five short episodes aired that were based on "Little House in the Big Woods", with Red Shively as the storyteller. From October 21 through October 25, 1968, five more were released, this time based on "Farmer Boy", with Richard Monette as the storyteller. The television series "Little House on the Prairie" aired on the NBC network from 1974 to 1983. The show was a loose adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie semi-autobiographical novel series,
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


the documentary which was released on DVD in February 2015. Wilder's personal story as a writer, wife, and mother is explored through interviews with scholars and historians, passages from the "Little House on the Prairie" books, archival photography, paintings by frontier artists such as Harvey Dunn, dramatic reenactments, and original artwork. The DVD also examines topics relating to life and culture on the prairie. Dean Butler both narrates and directs "Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder." To give
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Mr. Edwards


the Shores of Silver Lake," when Mr. Edwards helps Pa file his claim during a sudden settlement rush, and in "The Long Winter," when he generously gives the now-blind Mary a $20 bill. It remains unknown whether Mr. Edwards was a completely fictional person or if his story was based on some authentic events and people from Laura's life. Many researchers of the "Little House" books believe that Edwards was actually a person or persons whom Laura gave the traits and actions of people she knew
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a sense of time, place, and scope of the prairie, extensive use is made of the frontier paintings by well-known artist, Harvey Dunn, who was born ten miles from De Smet, South Dakota, five years after Charles Ingalls moved his family there. Illustrations by artist Cheryl Harness animate specific scenes and characters from the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Archival photographs from multiple sources provide a first-hand look at the people and places in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life. Historians and academics provide
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John Hillerman


the Cold War. Mac teamed up with two jobless spies as investigators: Valentin Renko (Nicholas Clay), an ex-KGB agent, and Willy Richter (Kai Wulff), an ex-BND (West German secret service) operative. The show reunited him with Jeff MacKay, who portrayed "Mac" MacReynolds in "Magnum P.I.". Mr. Hillerman also appeared in an episode of "Little House on the Prairie" called "The Pen and Plow". After Hillerman retired from acting in 1999, he returned
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Eden Prairie, Minnesota


Eden Prairie is Staring Lake, named for Jonas Staring, who built the first house by the lake. Originally named "Eden" in 1853 by a Mrs. Elliot, she chose this name because of her admiration of the "beautiful prairie" that occupies the southern portion of the town. Eden Prairie is approximately southwest of Minneapolis along the northern side of the Minnesota River. Interstate 494, U.S. Highways 169 and 212, and Minnesota State Highway 5 are four of the city's main routes. Eden Prairie's land consists of
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with Almanzo. Nellie's chatter and flirtatious behavior towards Almanzo annoys Laura. Shortly thereafter, Nellie moves back to New York after her family loses their homestead. Laura's Uncle Tom (Ma's brother) visits the family and tells of his failed venture with a covered wagon brigade seeking gold in the Black Hills. Laura helps out seamstress Mrs. McKee by staying with her and her daughter on their prairie claim for two months to "hold it down" as required by law. The family enjoys summer visits from Mary. The
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Jocelyn Brando


"Love of Life", where she created the role of Mrs. Krakauer, mother of Tess (Toni Bull Bua) and Mickey (Alan Feinstein). On primetime television, she played the recurring role of Mrs. Reeves on "Dallas". Other television series that featured her work include "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Wagon Train", "Riverboat", "The Virginian", "Kojak" and "Little House on the Prairie. Many fans of the 1981 film
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Little House on the Prairie (musical)


Little House on the Prairie is a book musical adapted from the children's books, Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The creative team includes Rachel Sheinkin (book), Rachel Portman (music), Donna di Novelli (lyrics), and Francesca Zambello (director). The musical premiered in regional theatre at the Guthrie, Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by a tour in 2009-2010 of the United States, starting at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. The musical takes place
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of the Little House books and it is commonly numbered two in the series, but its story is unrelated to that of the inaugural novel, "Little House in the Big Woods". It features the boyhood of Laura's future husband Almanzo Wilder from before his ninth birthday until after his tenth. The book describes his schooling, holidays, farm work, and most of all, food. "Little House on the Prairie", published in 1935, is the third book in the Little House series but only the second
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Gulf Coastal Plain


. Near the Colorado river, the dissected escarpment of the Grand Prairie passes southward changing to a more nearly horizontal structure into the dissected Edwards plateau. The Edwards plateau is referred to later as part of the Great Plains. The plateau terminates in a maturely dissected fault scarp approximately 300 or in height as the northern boundary of the Rio Grande embayment. From the Colorado to the Rio Grande, the Black Prairie, the timber belt and the Coast Prairie merge in a vast plain, little differentiated, overgrown with chaparral (shrub-
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Katy Kurtzman


Katy Kurtzman (born September 16, 1965, Washington, D.C.) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress. In 1977, Michael Landon cast Katy as stuttering Anna who was abused by Nellie on "Little House on the Prairie". Katy also starred in the "Little House on the Prairie" fourth season episode "I Remember, I Remember" with Matthew Laborteaux, playing young Caroline and young Charles, respectively. This episode aired on January 23, 1978 and is Production # 4016.
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List of Little House on the Prairie characters


There are many "Little House on the Prairie" characters, appearing in various forms of media in the "Little House on the Prairie" media franchise. Based on the data from : The Genealogy of Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder NOTE: A second daughter of Ruby Ingalls Card, Lettie Letishia Card Anderson, is listed as being born in 1888, seven years after Ruby's death. How this is possible is unknown. (Laura's maternal great-great-grandparents)br Allan Alexander Morse and Margaret Drummond *These are fictional
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chatter and flirtatious behavior towards Almanzo annoy Laura. Shortly thereafter, Nellie moves back to New York after her family loses their homestead. Laura's Uncle Tom (Ma's brother) visits the family and tells of his failed venture with a covered wagon brigade seeking gold in the Black Hills. Laura helps out seamstress Mrs. McKee by staying with her and her daughter, Mattie, on their prairie claim for two months to "hold it down" as required by law. The family enjoys summer visits from Mary. The Ingalls family
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home and the first school she has taught. She is determined to complete her assignment and earn $40 to help her sister Mary, who is attending Vinton College for the Blind in Iowa. This first school proves difficult for her. Laura must board with the Brewsters in their two-room claim shanty, sleeping on their sofa. The Brewsters are an unhappy family and Laura is deeply uncomfortable observing the way husband and wife quarrel. In one particularly unsettling incident, she wakes in the night to see Mrs Brewster standing over
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Susannah Place


Edward as a thirty year old farmer from Wexford and his wife, aged thirty-one, as a nursery governess. Their niece was described as a milliner from County Carlow. All three were sponsored by Mr John Marshall, who also sponsored most of the other 245 passengers aboard HMS "Amelia Thompson". Little is known about the family's life in the colony. Edward Riley's transition from assisted immigrant to owner of four houses in six years and in a depressed economy is intriguing. Edward Riley died in 1853 and
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Jonathan Gilbert


Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is an American former television and film actor. He is now a stockbroker. Gilbert was born on April 28, 1967. He is the adopted son of actors Barbara Cowen (née Barbara Crane) and Paul Gilbert and the adopted brother of Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on "Little House on the Prairie", and actress Sara Gilbert. Gilbert is best known for his performance as Willie Oleson on the NBC TV series, "Little House on the Prairie
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


, professor of history, elaborates on the pioneers' perspective of the Osage Indians written about in "Little House on the Prairie". Reenactors from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in De Smet, South Dakota portray the Ingalls and Wilder families plus other characters. Robin Bernheim-Burger voices the role of Rose Wilder Lane. Katherine Cannon voices the role of Laura Ingalls Wilder and reads excerpts from the "Little House on the Prairie" books. After a brief introduction the narrative begins in 1885 with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life
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is not very strict and wants to be friends with all the children. Therefore, the children realize that they can get away with acting up most of the time. When Miss Wilder realizes she no longer has control, she begins to use steadily crueler and unneeded punishments, including humiliating Carrie in front of the entire school and striking her hands. A visit by the school board restores order; however, Miss Wilder leaves at the end of the fall term, and is eventually replaced by Mr. Clewett and then Mr. Owen,
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


1935; "On the Banks of Plum Creek" about Walnut Grove, Minnesota (published 1937); then four books about De Smet, South Dakota, "By the Shores of Silver Lake" (published 1939); "The Long Winter" (published 1940), "Little Town on the Prairie" (published 1941), and publishes the last book of the series about entering young adulthood, "These Happy Golden Years", in 1943. The "Little House on the Prairie" book series becomes known
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Stimson House


oil man, Edward L. Doheny. Mrs. Doheny had grown up in the neighborhood and had watched as the Stimson House was built. She recalled, "I remember when Mr. Stimson was building this house. When I was just a little girl, my father would take me for a walk on Sunday afternoons, and we'd always walk this way to see how far along the work had progressed." For eight years from 1940 to 1948, Mrs. Doheny lived behind the fraternity, and the boisterous parties in the house's
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Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve


, controlled burns are used at Chaparral Prairie to keep woody species at bay. Chaparral Prairie supports the most extensive population of rattlesnake-master in the state. Prairie dock and spiked blazing star are also unusually abundant at this site, as well as eleven state-endangered species, including Blue False Indigo. Post oak, blackjack oak, and eastern redcedar are the most common trees surviving in the prairie, and little bluestem is the dominant prairie grass. The rare Edward's hairstreak butterfly has also been observed. The preserve is
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Edward R. Hills House


The Edward R. Hills House, also known as the Hills–DeCaro House, is a residence located at 313 Forest Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. It is most notable for a 1906 remodel by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in his signature Prairie style. The Hills–DeCaro House represents the melding of two distinct phases in Wright's career; it contains many elements of both the Prairie style and the designs with which Wright experimented throughout the 1890s. The house is listed as a contributing property to a federal
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


Little House on the Prairie (known as Little House: A New Beginning in its final season) is an American western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle, and Melissa Sue Anderson, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's best-selling series of "Little House" books. Television producer and NBC executive Ed Friendly became aware of the story in the early 1970s. He
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Queenie Smith


, "McMillan & Wife", "Love American Style", "The Waltons", "Here's Lucy", "The Funny Side", "Hawaii Five-O", "The Monkees", "The Odd Couple", "The Love Boat", "Maude" and "Little House on the Prairie" (in a recurring role as Mrs. Whipple). Queenie Smith was a teacher and mentor to many a young actor. She taught at the Hollywood Professional School and was the director for
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Little House on the Prairie


Nellie turns the teacher against Laura and Miss Wilder loses control of the school for a time. A visit by the school board restores order; however, Miss Wilder leaves at the end of the fall term, and is eventually replaced by Mr. Clewett and then Mr. Owen, the latter of whom befriends Laura. Through the course of the winter, Laura sets herself to studying, as she only has one year left before she can apply for a teaching certificate. At the same time, Almanzo Wilder begins escorting Laura home from
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Hollindale, Virginia


Thomson, in 1781. Both Thomson and his wife lived on the land, which was situated three miles south of Alexandria on Little Hunting Creek, until 1820. After Thomson Mason's death, the land was placed on sale, yet was unable to be purchased immediately after a terrible fire had destroyed all but the spinning house, or "Little Hollin Hall." However, Mr. Edward Curtis Gibbs, a Quaker seafarer, became its new owner in 1852. "In 1919, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Wilson bought the plantation
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Robert Loggia


, "The Wild Wild West", "Rawhide", "Little House on the Prairie","The Rockford Files", "Starsky & Hutch", "Charlie's Angels", "Magnum, P.I.", "Quincy, M.E.", "Kojak", "Hawaii Five-0", "The Bionic Woman", "Falcon Crest", "Frasier", "The Sopranos", "Monk", and Oliver Stone's miniseries "Wild Palms". The director Blake Edwards often cast Loggia in his films in
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Ellwood House


. Eventually, the Little House wound up at the property of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Oderkirk, on Annie Glidden Road, where it again served as a playhouse for the couple's children. At this point it was painted white, with green shutters. In 1973 Mrs. Oderkirk donated Little House to Ellwood House Association and it was returned to its place on the Ellwood property. In 1986 the Little House was restored to a Victorian .paint scheme. The house is most significant for its connection to Isaac Ellwood, who has been given
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Peter Wildman


, Puppets Who Kill, The Accuser, , Street Legal, Rupert, Ultraforce, Four on the Floor, Roboroach, Undergrads, WildC.A.T.S., History Bites, Little Bear, Free Willy, , Hello Kitty and Friends, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Flash Gordon, , Dog City, Cyberchase, Freaky Stories, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Anatole, Rescue Heroes, Storm Hawks, Committed, Mr. Men and Little Miss, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Grossology, Ace Lightning, Bob and Margaret, Ned's Newt, , The
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Parliament House (hotel)


2012, Kenneth Creuzer, a 48-year-old HIV-positive man, was arrested on charges relating to his having allegedly raped a man at Parliament House. Alison Arngrim, who portrayed Nellie Oleson on the television series "Little House on the Prairie", performed a one-person show called "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch" at Parliament House in 2013. On July 25, 2014, the resort filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with $12.4 million in debts and nearly $4 million in assets. In February 2015
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South Dakota


De Smet as the basis for five of her novels: "By the Shores of Silver Lake," "The Long Winter," "Little Town on the Prairie," "These Happy Golden Years," and "The First Four Years". These gained renewed popularity in the United States when "Little House on the Prairie" was adapted and produced as a television series in 1974. Wilder's daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, who became a well-known writer in her own right, was born near De
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Edward Wray


other," wrote Chamberlain to Carleton on 30 March 1622. Thomas Eocke, in a letter to Carleton on the same date gave more particulars of this little romance. " The Earl of Berkshire's daughter, who was kept at the Earl of Montgomery's, got out of the house early, walked three miles on foot, and was then met and taken to Aldermary Church, where she married Mr Wray, of the Bedchamber ; they thence went to the Earl of Oxford's house in Fleet Street, he being in
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Stratford Place


there including the sons of the Tzar of Russia, and the wife of Sir Winston Churchill was born there, and the house until 1832 was owned by the Wingfield Stratford branch of the family who inherited it through Edward's will. It belonged briefly to Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, a son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. The house was little altered until 1894, when its then owner, Mr Murray Guthrie, added a second storey to the east and west wings and a colonnade in front. In 1903, a new
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Little House on the Prairie


on the Prairie' and the Truth About the American West", Patricia Nelson Limerick connects Wilder's apparent and Lane's outright distaste for the government as a way to blame the government for their father's failure at homesteading. The books show the Wilder family to be entrepreneurs and shows a form of hero worship of Laura Ingalls Wilder's parents. In "'Little House on the Prairie' and the Myth of Self Reliance", Julie Tharp and Jeff Kleiman claim that the idea of the settlers' self-reliance,
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Little House on the Prairie


draft of a ninth novel was published posthumously in 1971 and is commonly included in the series. The "Little House" books have been adapted for stage or screen more than once, most successfully as the American television series "Little House on the Prairie", which ran from 1974 to 1983. As well as an anime, and many different kinds of books, such as cookbooks, there are also many licensed objects to buy that are representative of the books. A tenth book, the non-fiction "On the
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Dolph Sweet


Lords of Flatbush" (1974), "Amazing Grace" (1974), "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" (1977), "Which Way Is Up?" (1977), "Go Tell the Spartans" (1978), "Heaven Can Wait" (1978) and "The Wanderers" (1979). In addition to film roles, he also had guest starring roles on "Little House on the Prairie" and "Mrs. Columbo". He had a notable role as FBI
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Jani Lauzon


House", "Alligator Pie", "Happy Castle", "Prairie Berry Pie", "Mr. Dressup", "Wumpa's World", "Little Star" and "Iris the Happy Professor". Lauzon has also appeared on camera in TV and movies such as "", "Conspiracy of Silence", "Business Management", "Maggie's Life", "Bingo Road" and "Destiny Ridge". She was worked as a radio actress on several radio stations including CBC Radio. In
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List of Little House on the Prairie episodes


The following is a list of episodes for the television show "Little House on the Prairie", an American Western drama about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota from the 1870s to the 1890s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's series of Little House books. The regular series was preceded by the two-hour pilot movie, which first aired on March 30, 1974. The series began on the NBC network on September 11, 1974, and ended on May 10, 1982
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Cherry Jones


, "Little House in the Big Woods", "Little House on the Prairie", "Farmer Boy", "On the Banks of Plum Creek", "By the Shores of Silver Lake", "The Long Winter" and "Little Town on the Prairie". In recent years, Jones has ventured into feature films. Her screen credits include "Cradle Will Rock", "The Perfect Storm", "Signs", "Ocean's Twelve" and "The Village". Jones played President
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Ronnie Scribner


House on the Prairie", "The Love Boat", "Fantasy Island", "CHiPs", and "Dallas", among others. Ronnie Scribner was born Ronald Adam Scribner on July 23, 1966, to parents Penny and Lawrence Scribner. He has one younger sibling, a sister named Annaliesa (born in 1969), who was also a child actor, appearing in numerous commercials as well as guest-starring with him in an episode of "Little House on the Prairie". With his youthful "
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


List of places appearing in the "Little House on the Prairie" books and TV series. Pepin, Wisconsin, was Wilder's birthplace. Her birthplace is about seven miles (11 km) north of the village, and is marked by a replica cabin along the former WIS-183 at the Little House Wayside (near Lund, Wisconsin). Pepin celebrates her life every September with traditional music, craft demonstrations, a "Laura look-alike" contest, a spelling bee, and other events. Independence, Kansas, is
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Laura Ingalls Wilder


Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (; February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer known for the "Little House on the Prairie" series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the television series "Little House on the Prairie" was loosely based on the Little House books, and starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura and Michael Landon as her father, Charles Ingalls. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


the characters in her books grew up. "Harvey Dunn: American Artist": A look at the life of Harvey Dunn, a South Dakota-born artist known for his paintings inspired by a love of the prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder, a contemporary of Harvey Dunn, kept one of his paintings above her writing desk. "The Morgan Horse": The versatile Morgan horse appears throughout the "Little House on the Prairie" books. This distinctive breed of horse could be used as both a show horse and for
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Dean Butler (actor)


, produced, written, and narrated bonus features for "Little House on the Prairie" DVD collections. He narrated a six-part documentary, "The Little House Phenomenon". Butler has produced two documentaries, "" and "Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura", which drew their inspiration from the Little House books of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Additionally, in 2012, Butler co-executive produced "Pa's Fiddle: The Music of America" for PBS. Butler is married to actress Katherine Cannon, who played
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Rockstone Place Park


Rockstone Place Park or Little Mongers Park is a formal park in Southampton, United Kingdom. The park is next to the Southampton and New Forest Magistrates court building. The park was originally constructed in the 19th century as a pleasure garden for the residents of a nearby housing development. In 1879 it was donated by Mrs Jane Wills, Miss Margaret Toomer and Miss Rebecca Toomer (the heirs of Edward Toomer who had constructed the housing development) to Southampton council on condition that it remain a park forever. During World War Two air
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Maakies


Heinrich Hoffman's "Der Struwwelpeter", Johnny Gruelle's "Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees", and Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House On The Prairie". The characters of Uncle Gabby and Mr. Crow in Millionaire's "Sock Monkey" comics and books are loosely connected to their "Maakies" counterparts. They make occasional appearances in the weekly strip. A horsefly named Billy Hazelnuts appeared in an early "Maakies" strip. However, this character is unrelated to the titular character in
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Brian Part


name famous. Part's first acting job was in an episode of "Lucas Tanner" called "Collision" in 1975. Later that year, he was in an episode of "ABC Afterschool Special" and also made a guest appearance on "The Waltons". From 1975 to 1977, Part acted in twenty-one episodes of "Little House on the Prairie" as Carl Sanderson Edwards, the first of which was "Remember Me - Part 1". In the episode, Julia Sanderson (Patricia Neal),
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Little Grove


estate had no consistent identity over time. Anthony Bouchier, clerk in the Remembrancer's office of the Exchequer, leased part of the estate in the early 1630s. He is mentioned in church records in 1632 and 1633 as "inhabiting Mr. Woodroffe's house". In 1719, the existing Little Grove was replaced by John Cotton of the Middle Temple with a house that he called New Place, but the house and estate soon reverted to the original name. In 1767, Edward Willes, then Solicitor General for England and Wales
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


Prairie books. The eight "Little House" books published during the author's lifetime are public domain in countries where the term of copyright lasts 50 years or less after the death of the author. The story of the first book in the series, "Little House in the Big Woods", revolves around the life of the Ingalls family in their small home near Pepin, Wisconsin. The family includes mother Caroline Lake Quiner Ingalls, father Charles Phillip Ingalls, eldest daughter Mary Amelia Ingalls, middle daughter (and protagonist)
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Little Mosque on the Prairie


was released on 23 October 2012. The series logo used for the cover art of the DVD releases does not use the mosque imagery of the televised version, thus rendering it similar to that used by "Little House on the Prairie" except for the use of the word "Mosque" instead of "House". Unusual for a Canadian television series, "Little Mosque" received extensive advance publicity in international media, with stories appearing in "The New York Times", the "Washington Times" and the "Houston
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Little House on the Prairie


House" books, it was Rose Wilder Lane who edited them and it was Lane who had the rights after Laura's death. Rose was an "outspoken antigovernment polemicist and is called one of the grandmothers of the libertarian movement." Lane's views were supported by her mother. Though despite her mother's support of her political views, Lane went against her mother, and what was written in her will, by leaving the rights of the "Little House" books to Roger Lea MacBride after her own death. Roger
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


year, before returning to Walnut Grove, and the family's time in Burr Oak was never mentioned in any of the "Little House" books. In 1976, the restored Hotel was opened as a museum. De Smet, South Dakota, attracts many fans with its historic sites from the books "By the Shores of Silver Lake", "The Long Winter", "Little Town on the Prairie", "These Happy Golden Years", and "The First Four Years". The Ingalls family moved to
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Movie ranch


, "Little House on the Prairie", "Highway to Heaven", "Father Murphy", "The Thorn Birds", "Jericho" and "Carnivàle". A fire in 2003 destroyed most of the standing sets, including a replica of the farm house from "Little House on the Prairie" and sets used in the TV series "Gunsmoke" and many movies. Circa 1937, Ray "Crash" Corrigan invested in property on the western Santa Susana Pass in California's Simi Valley and Santa Susana Mountains
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


Saving School. Instead, Laura follows her own instincts about what should be included in the story and makes the incident a defining moment in "By the Shores of Silver Lake". Conversely, there are real-life incidents she purposely leaves out because she thinks them unsuitable for children, like the death her baby brother, Fredrick, when she was just ten-years-old. Drawing further upon her childhood experiences, she writes "Little House on the Prairie" about life on the Kansas prairie which is published in
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Jerry Supiran


Jerry Michael Supiran (born March 21, 1973) is an American former child actor. Supiran is best known for playing Jamie Lawson on the science-fiction sitcom "Small Wonder", which aired from 1985 to 1989. He has been credited with roles in 19 television and movie performances, including guest-starring roles in several noted series of the era, including "Galactica 1980", "Little House on the Prairie", "Mr. Belvedere", "Newhart", "Highway to Heaven", "Trapper
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