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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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, 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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source material for her "Little House on the Prairie" books. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing career begins almost as an accident in 1911 when she declines to give a speech and instead has someone else read what she has written. The editor of the "Missouri Ruralist" magazine hears it and offers her a position as a columnist. For nine years thereafter she writes articles about farmers and farm life but in particular about issues important to farm women. After a time her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, now a successful professional
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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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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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Little Town on the Prairie


the surveyor's home the Ingalls lived in between 1879 and 1880 are open to visitors. In addition to the "Little House" series, four series of books expand the "Little House" series to include five generations of Wilder's family. The success of the "Little House" series has produced many related books including two series ("Little House Chapter Books" and "My First Little House Books") that present the original stories in condensed and simplified form for younger readers. Additional series have been written to
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the series include noticeable mountainous terrain in the background scenery. In reality, however, the southern Minnesota landscape where the show is supposed to take place includes no tall mountains. The series theme song was titled "The Little House" and was written and conducted by David Rose. The ending theme music, also written by Rose, originally appeared as a piece of incidental music in a later-season episode of Michael Landon's previous long-running series, "Bonanza". "Little House" explored many different themes including
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The original Little House books were a series of eight autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper & Brothers from 1932 to 1943. The eighth book, "These Happy Golden Years", featured Laura Ingalls at ages 15 to 18 and was originally published with one page at the end containing the note, "The end of the Little House books." The ninth and last novel written by Wilder, "The First Four Years" was published posthumously and unfinished in 1971. Although her intentions are
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written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and sometimes called Little House books: Stories about Laura's daughter Rose Wilder Lane, written by her executor, heir, and "political disciple" Roger Lea MacBride: Stories about what happened between "On the Banks of Plum Creek" and "By the Shores of Silver Lake", the fourth and fifth novels by Ingalls Wilder, written by Cynthia Rylant "The Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder": Stories about the people in Laura, Almanzo, and Rose's Mansfield, Missouri home, written
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Little Town on the Prairie


Little Town on the Prairie is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1941, the seventh of nine books in her "Little House" series. It is set in De Smet, South Dakota. It opens in the spring after the Long Winter, and ends as Wilder becomes a schoolteacher so she can help her sister, Mary, stay at a school for the blind in Vinton, Iowa. It tells the story of 15-year-old Wilder's first paid job outside of home and her
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own missing years—those portions of her life not featured in her novels, including most of her adult life. One story not written by Wilder is "Old Town in the Green Groves" by Cynthia Rylant. It tells the story of the "lost little house" years. In addition, simplified versions of the original series have been published for younger children in chapter and picture book form. Some nonfiction books by Ingalls Wilder, and some by other writers, are sometimes called Little House books or Little House on the
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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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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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The "Little House" Books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Missouri) between 1870 and 1894. Eight of the novels were completed by Wilder, and published by Harper & Brothers. The appellation "Little House" books comes from the first and third novels in the series of eight published in her lifetime. The second novel was about her husband's childhood. The first
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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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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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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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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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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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Little House on the Prairie


Way Home", is Laura Ingalls Wilder's diary of the years after 1894, when she, her husband and their infant daughter moved from De Smet, South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, where they settled permanently. It was published in 1962 and includes commentary by Rose Wilder Lane. The first book of the "Little House" series, "Little House in the Big Woods", was published in 1932. This first book did well when it was first published. The "Little House" books were reissued by
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in "Mannix", "Bearcats!" and "The Waltons". In 1977 she got the role of Alice Garvey in "Little House on the Prairie", which she played until 1980, when her character was killed in a fire accidentally set by Albert Ingalls. Earlier in the series, in the 1976 episode "Journey in the Spring", Paraday had played Eliza Anne Ingalls, Charles' sister-in-law. After "Little House on the Prairie", she made only rare appearances in television
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the ignorance present in the books of the illegality of the Ingalls' occupation of land they did not have the right to occupy. Wilder presents the land as "uninhabited," which it was not. An important moment concerning Wilder's depiction of Native Americans occurred in 1998, when an eight year old girl read "Little House on the Prairie" in her elementary school class. The novel contains the line, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian"; and this apparantly caused the girl distress. This comment
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about Laura, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder: "Little House: The Laura Years" is also the title of one 5-volume boxed set published in 1994, which comprises volumes 1 and 3–6. Thus it features the Ingalls family until Laura is 14 years old. The second-published Little House book, "Farmer Boy" features Almanzo Wilder at ages 8 to 10 in upstate New York. None of the Ingalls family appears in it, and Almanzo Wilder does not otherwise appear in the series until late in the sixth book
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Farmer Boy


Farmer Boy is a children's historical novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1933. It was the second-published one in the "Little House" series but it is not related to the first, which that of the third directly continues. Thus the later "Little House on the Prairie" is sometimes called the second one in the series, or the second volume of "the Laura Years". The novel is based on the childhood of Wilder's husband, Almanzo Wilder, who grew up in the
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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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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 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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. He also learns how to deal with being bossed around by his older siblings, particularly his strong-willed sister Eliza Jane, who would later become a teacher of his future wife. "Farmer Boy," by publication date, was the second book written in the "Little House" series. Published in 1933, it was followed by "Little House on the Prairie" in 1935. The original order of publication was changed by the publisher Harper with the release of the newly illustrated 1953 edition. The Wilder family
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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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Laura in a musical-theatre production at the Paper Mill Playhouse of "Little House on the Prairie" with Melissa Gilbert as Ma. Lindsay originated the role of Katherine Plumber in "Newsies", a Disney musical written for the stage by Harvey Fierstein. The character was the fictional love interest of protagonist Jack Kelly, but Lindsay said she drew inspiration from the real-life investigative journalist, Nellie Bly. Lindsay continued her role when "Newsies" moved to Broadway and played her final performance in the show on February 2
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mother, Caroline Quiner's, childhood in Wisconsin. The Rose Years (originally known as the "Rocky Ridge Years") series follows Rose Wilder Lane from childhood in Missouri to early adulthood in San Francisco. It was written by her surrogate grandson Roger MacBride. Two volumes of Laura's letters and diaries have also been issued under the "Little House" imprint: "On The Way Home" and "West From Home", both published by Harper Collins in 1962 and 1974 respectively. The story of the first book
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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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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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Nellie Oleson


Nellie Oleson is a fictional character in the Little House series of autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was portrayed by Alison Arngrim in the NBC television show "Little House on the Prairie" (1974 to 1983), where her role is much expanded. Three different girls from Laura Ingalls Wilder's childhood — Nellie Owens, Genevieve Masters and Stella Gilbert — were the basis for the fictional Nellie Oleson. Owens was born on August 2, 1869, two years after Laura Ingalls. She had a younger
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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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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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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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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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'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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, 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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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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, "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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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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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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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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-year drought and several other tragic events eventually drove the Wilders into debt and from their land. They later founded a successful fruit and dairy farm in Mansfield, Missouri, where they lived comfortably until their respective deaths. Stories about Laura's great-grandmother, Martha Morse Tucker, written by Melissa Wiley: Stories about Laura's grandmother, Charlotte Tucker Quiner written by Melissa Wiley: Stories about Laura's mother, Caroline Quiner Ingalls written by Maria D. Wilkes (vols. 1–4) and Celia Wilkins (5–7): Stories
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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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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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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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frequently portrayed ones of adoption, alcoholism, faith, poverty, blindness, and prejudice of all types including racism. Some plots also include subjects such as drug addiction (i.e. morphine), leukemia, child abuse, and even rape. Although predominantly a drama, the program has many lighthearted and comedic moments as well. Some of the episodes written by Michael Landon were recycled storylines from ones that he had written for "Bonanza". Season two's "A Matter of Faith" was based on the "Bonanza" episode
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the location where the Ingalls family settled on the Osage Diminished Reserve from 1869 to 1870, and was at the center of the plot of the book, "Little House on the Prairie". Within a year of settling, the government required the family to vacate, and they never returned. Laura had always heard from her family that the home was "40 miles [64 km] from Independence", which would have put the house approximately where the town of Nowata, Oklahoma, is today. It was, in
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that features the Ingalls family; it continues directly the story of the inaugural novel, "Little House in the Big Woods". The book tells about the months the Ingalls family spent on the prairie of Kansas, around the town of Independence, Kansas. At the beginning of this story, Pa Ingalls decides to sell the house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, and move the family, via covered wagon to the Indian Territory near Independence, Kansas, as there were widely circulating stories that the land (technically still under
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Ingalls, in the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series and won the part. The series ran for nine seasons, from 1974 to 1983. After making the pilot for "Little House on the Prairie," Grassle appeared in one episode of "Gunsmoke" entitled "The Wiving" as Fran, one of several saloon girls kidnapped à la "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". Subsequently, she acted in the features "Wyatt Earp""," starring Kevin Costner, in 1994. and "Harry
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Young Pioneers (film)


Those who stay on the land for five years become the official owners. The young couple manages to survive government and railroad corruption, and perseveres through blizzards, grasshopper invasions, crop destruction, and giving birth in a sod house among other challenges. The project was developed and produced by Ed Friendly for ABC Circle Films with the script written by Blanche Hanalis and directed by Michael O'Herlihy. Ed Friendly and Blanche Hanalis had previously produced and scripted the television series pilot for "Little House on the Prairie" based on the novels by
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, is commonly considered the ninth and last book in the original Little House series. It covers the earliest years of Laura and Almanzo's marriage. "The First Four Years" derives its title from a promise Laura made to Almanzo when they became engaged. Laura did not want to be a farm wife, but she consented to try farming for three years. At the end of that time, Laura and Almanzo mutually agreed to continue for one more year, a "year of grace", in Laura's words.
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Roger MacBride


series "Little House on the Prairie." MacBride was born in 1929 in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Elise Fairfax (Lea) and William Burt MacBride, an editor. He called himself "the adopted grandson" of a family friend, writer, and political theorist Rose Wilder Lane, whom he met for the first time when he was 14 years of age. Lane – the daughter of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was noted for writing the "Little House" series of books – designated MacBride
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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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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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to give up a position on the television series "Little House on the Prairie" for a 13-episode order on a new "Star Trek" series. Roddenberry was adamant that Jefferies was the right person to update the "Enterprise", and agreed a position that the designer could advise the new show, but would have to choose between it and his main duties on "Little House on the Prairie" if the "Star Trek" work started to interfere. This occurred quite quickly, after Jefferies conducted design work on the
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her husband with a knife. It is a bitterly cold winter, and neither the claim shanty or the school house can be heated adequately. The children she is teaching, some of whom are older than she is herself, test her skills as a teacher. Laura grows more self-assured through the term, and successfully completes the two-month term. To Laura's surprise and delight, homesteader Almanzo Wilder (with whom she became acquainted in "Little Town on the Prairie") appears at the end of her
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Thanksgiving special/clip show that aired in the middle of season six. For the first two seasons, the show was aired on Wednesday nights at 8pm ET/7pm CT, to moderate ratings. In 1976, the series became a Monday night staple on NBC; after the move, it remained in the top 30 for the rest of its run. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, "La Casa de la Pradera" (Little House on the Prairie) was one of Spanish Television's most popular series. In
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Little House on the Prairie (musical)


not certain. She finally sees that this is a good opportunity, and the family, including the young daughters Laura, Mary and Carrie, moves, settling in De Smet. They build "a little house on the prairie" there. Laura causes some problems in her new school, and the girls are sent home, where Ma wonders about the differences between her daughters ("How Can You Be So Good?"). In the winter, blizzards cut the town off from supplies, and the young settler Almanzo
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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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spring of 1971. "Bonanza" suffered a blow when actor Dan Blocker died during surgery in 1972, and the show quietly ended its run the next year. CBS's "Gunsmoke" outlasted them all, and finally ended its run with a star-studded series finale in 1975. "Bonanza" actor Michael Landon helped popularize a television adaptation of the popular children's book series "Little House on the Prairie". Debuting in 1974, the series ran for eight years. "Little House"'s competitor family drama
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Little House on the Prairie


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 Ingalls, father Charles Ingalls, elder daughter Mary Amelia Ingalls, and younger daughter (and protagonist), Laura Ingalls Wilder. Also in the story, though not yet born historically, is Laura's baby sister Carrie. In the book, Laura herself turns five years old, when the real-life author had only been three during the
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


returns from hunting early to get the wash tub and milk pail to collect the honey. When Pa returns in the winter evenings, Laura and Mary beg him to play his fiddle, as he is too tired from farm work to play during the summertime. "Farmer Boy", published in 1933, is the second of the Little House series. It is the sole book that does not focus on the childhood of Laura Ingalls. It is focused on the childhood of Laura's future husband, Almanzo Wilder, growing up
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


general labor, qualities much appreciated by their owners. "Art & Illustration": Cheryl Harness, artist and illustrator, describes her process for creating her original sketches and paintings used in the documentary and shares how she was inspired by the "Little House on the Prairie" books. "Director Travel & Conversation": Dean Butler, the director of "The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder", recounts the locations he traveled to and the people he interacted with while constructing the documentary. He pays particular attention to members of
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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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Leslie Landon


Leslie Landon Matthews (née Landon; born October 11, 1962) is an American former actress. She is known for playing the role of Etta Plum on the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series, and for being the daughter of Michael Landon. Matthews is now a clinical psychologist. Born in Los Angeles, California, Landon is notable for her role as schoolteacher Etta Plum on "Little House on the Prairie" which she played from 1982 to 1984. She also made small guest appearances in four other episodes
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Steve Shaw (actor)


Steve Shaw (June 3, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri – December 5, 1990) was an American actor best known for playing Eric Fairgate in the television drama "Knots Landing". One of his earliest acting appearances was "Little House On The Prairie" Season 3 Episode 22, Gold Country, as Sam Delano, the son of an Italian couple mining for gold. He appeared again in Season 5 episode of "Little House on the Prairie" entitled "The Odyssey" in which he played a character named
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


in all but four episodes of seasons one through eight, but departed from being a regular part of the cast when the show was retooled as "Little House: A New Beginning" (season nine). Many actors, who were either well-known or went on to become famous, guest-starred on the show. Of the 204 episodes, Michael Landon directed the largest number at 87; producer William F. Claxton handled the majority of the remaining shows at 68, while co-star Victor French helmed 18.
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Lucy Lee Flippin


of her agent, she relocated to Los Angeles where she would get roles in television series and films. She is best known for her performance as Eliza Jane Wilder on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie". She also played Fran Castleberry, the younger sister of Polly Holliday's character on the show "Flo". Since "Little House on the Prairie" stopped production, she has appeared in many different television shows and movies, and has performed onstage at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She retired in
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List of Little House on the Prairie locations


wrote about in her books (although it is the only town she did not mention by name) because Michael Landon's television series "Little House on the Prairie" of the 1970s and 1980s was set here. Although the show depicts the family as living here through Wilder's adulthood, in reality, they only lived here a few years. The Ingalls family moved to Burr Oak, Iowa, briefly in 1876 so that Pa could take a job co-managing The Masters' Hotel. They would stay for only one
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List of Little House on the Prairie books


Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder, and youngest sister Carrie. Although Laura turns five years old during the book, the author was actually only three years old during the real-life events documented in the novel. According to a letter from Wilder's daughter, Rose, to biographer William Anderson, the publisher had Laura change her age in the book because it seemed unrealistic for a three-year-old to have such specific memories. For the sake of continuity, in Wilder's later book, "Little House on the Prairie
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Rose Wilder Lane


girl's intelligence, Lane helped to bring her to the United States and sponsored her enrollment in college. Lane died in her sleep at age 81 on October 30, 1968 just as she was about to depart on a three-year world tour. She was buried next to her parents at Mansfield Cemetery in Mansfield, Missouri. Lane was portrayed in the television adaptations of "Little House on the Prairie" by: There are eight novels written by MacBride, telling of her childhood and early youth. Despite assertions of the
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Jeri Taylor


Jeri Taylor (born June 30, 1938) is a television scriptwriter and producer, who wrote many episodes of the "Star Trek" series. She is an alumna of Indiana University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She also received her M.A. in English from California State University, Northridge in 1966. Having previously written scripts for television series like "Little House on the Prairie" and "The Incredible Hulk" and, after serving as a producer and director on "Quincy, M.E." and "
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The Loneliest Runner


The Loneliest Runner is an autobiographical made-for-television film written, and directed by "Bonanza" star Michael Landon. It first aired on December 20, 1976 on NBC and starred Lance Kerwin, Brian Keith, DeAnn Mears, and Landon's "Little House on the Prairie" daughter, Melissa Sue Anderson. The film was nominated for two Emmys. "The Loneliest Runner" follows the story of 13-year-old John Curtis, played by Kerwin (and based on Landon), who still wets his bed.
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Billy "Green" Bush


, “Cowboy”, tries to kill commanding officer Henry Blake. He twice portrayed Vernon Presley, the father of Elvis Presley, first in the 1988 TV movie "Elvis and Me", which was based on the eponymous biography written by Presley's ex-wife Priscilla, and then in the short-lived weekly series "Elvis" in 1990. Bush is the father of twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (retired child actresses who alternately starred as Carrie in "Little House on the Prairie") and actor Clay Greenbush
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Little House on the Prairie


brings to the surface is John Locke's Labor Theory of Property. That is essential in the rhetoric surrounding the "Little House" books because of the relation between homesteading and the labor theory of property. The labor theory of property is the idea that if someone improves the land with their own labor that they then have rights to that land. Anti-governmental political views, such as those held by Rose Wilder Lane, have been attributed to the "Little House" books. In her article, "'Little House
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


to storylines on both the main series, as well as those that were opened up in "Hello and Goodbye". Three made-for-television post-series movies followed during the 1983-84 television season: "Little House: Look Back to Yesterday" (1983), "Little House: The Last Farewell" (1984), and "Little House: Bless All the Dear Children" (1984). In "The Last Farewell", Charles and Caroline decide to visit Walnut Grove. They learn
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Little House on the Prairie


. In 1938, "On the Banks of Plum Creek", was a honor book, in 1940 "By the Shores of Silver Lake" was as well. Later in 1941, "The Long Winter", was an honor book, and the two honor books later were "The Little Town on the Prairie", in 1942, and "Those Happy Golden Years" in 1944. In addition to this, the American Library Association stated that "The Long Winter", the seventh book in the series,
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


around the world. Public libraries and schools are named after her. After World War II General Douglas MacArthur has the "Little House on the Prairie" books translated for the Japanese people so that they can better understand and appreciate American values and culture. In 1954, the American Library Association creates the Laura Ingalls Wilder medal, which is awarded to outstanding authors of children’s literature. Laura Ingalls Wilder, at age 87, is its first recipient. In 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, suffering from diabetes and the loss of many
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Dean Butler (actor)


novel of the same title. Butler is best known for his portrayal of Almanzo Wilder on the NBC family drama "Little House on the Prairie", which was based on the classic "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. He appeared in the final four seasons of the show, the spin-off show "Little House: A New Beginning", and the three post-series TV movies. After "Little House" ended, he played Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin in the TV series "The New
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Little House on the Prairie (TV series)


the little house and the church. Both McCray and Landon wept as the town blew up. "Bless All the Dear Children" was filmed prior to "The Last Farewell", but ended up being the last of the three movies to air. Given its Christmas-related content, NBC opted to air it during the following Christmas season. Two other "Little House" movies were made in conjunction with the Landon series: the 1974 pilot for the program and "The Little House Years" (1979), a
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George Furbeck House


has seen very little alteration and is mostly intact as Wright originally envisioned it. The exterior underwent significant alteration in 1920 when the enclosed brick front porch was built on the retaining wall that surrounded the original, smaller, open porch. The third floor dormer was also extended as well. The house was designed at the beginning of Wright's three-year period of experimentation that resulted in the fully mature Prairie house in the early 20th century with such projects as the Arthur Heurtley House and the Frank Thomas House, both in Oak
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Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder


writer, invites Laura to San Francisco to help improve her mother’s writings skills, which she does but not without pain and effort. With Rose as her editor, Laura is published in newspapers and magazines across the country. The documentary chronicles the difficult author/editor relationship between Laura and Rose. Rose moves back to Missouri to be close at hand as editor when Laura begins writing her first book "Little House in the Big Woods". Both persevere together through the rejections and drafts until the book is finally published in
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Little House on the Prairie


when she is let go, and the family begins planning to raise cash crops to pay for Mary's college. After the crops are destroyed by blackbirds, Pa sells a calf to earn the balance of the money needed. When Ma and Pa escort Mary to the college, Laura, Carrie, and Grace are left alone for a week. In order to stave off the loneliness stemming from Mary's departure, Laura, Carrie, and Grace do the fall cleaning. They have several problems, but the house is sparkling
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Marcus Chong


his second wife Shelby Fiddis. Chong began acting at age nine. His first role was portraying the young Frankie Warner in the 1979 miniseries "" (1979). Wyatt was a guest star in "Little House on the Prairie", in "Blind Journey" part 2. Chong originated the role of student Lee Cortez in the Broadway production of "Stand-Up Tragedy", written by Bill Cain which opened at the Criterion Center Stage Right and closed in October 1990 after 13 performances. The short-lived role
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Huron Subdivision


that it is not signalled and not equipped with centralized traffic control or automatic block signalling systems. The line is dispatched via radio using track warrant control. Huron Subdivision connects with Canadian Pacific Tracy Subdivision at Tracy, Minnesota, as well as Pierre Subdivision and Yale Spur Subdivision at Huron, South Dakota. The Huron Subdivision is a direct descendant of the railroad line featured in the four De Smet novels within the overall series of children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder known as the "Little House on the Prairie" series.
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Mark Landon


Mark Landon (October 1, 1948 – May 11, 2009) was an American actor and adopted son of "Bonanza" and "Little House on the Prairie" star Michael Landon. Mark Fraser Landon was adopted in 1956, aged 8, by the 20-year-old actor Michael Landon. Mark's biological mother was Michael's then wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser. Mark Landon appeared in three movies, including the CBS television movie "Us" (1991), which was written and directed by Michael Landon shortly before
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Native Americans in children's literature


Native Americans have been featured in numerous volumes of children's literature. Some have been authored by non-indigenous writers, while others have been written or contributed to by native authors. There are a great many works of children's literature that feature American Indians. Some are considered classics, such as "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and some are award winners, such as "The Matchlock Gun" by Walter D. Edmonds. These classics, however, contain images of American Indians that are biased
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Michael Landon


Ingalls in the pilot of what became another very successful television series, "Little House on the Prairie", again for NBC. The show was taken from a 1935 book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose character in the show was played by nine-year-old actress Melissa Gilbert. In addition to Gilbert, two other unknown actresses also starred on the show: Melissa Sue Anderson, who appeared as Mary Ingalls, the oldest daughter in the Ingalls family, and Karen Grassle as Charles' wife, Caroline. Landon
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Patrick Loubatière


, Lee Majors, David McCallum, Stefanie Powers, Paul Michael Glaser, Patrick Duffy, Barbara Bain, etc. Loubatière's book "Little House on the Prairie from A to Z" accompanies the complete series on DVD. He also interviewed the actors on the "bonus" segments, plus created the trivia quizzes. Since 2011, he has written and published a tribute series of books/magazines called "Forever". Each number is an exhaustive review of a favorite artist's career, including exclusive interviews with persons close
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De Smet, South Dakota


In the mid 1880s, prairie fires and failures of crops after a three-year period of drought caused many settlers to relocate their farms and homesteads to easier areas. By 1917, De Smet was a cow town, with many trains passing through every day carrying cattle to market. The Charles Ingalls family, originally of Wisconsin, arrived in De Smet in 1879. Their travels and pioneer life in Minnesota, Kansas, Dakota Territory, and Iowa would be later chronicled in the "Little House" series of books written by
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Ursula Nordstrom to be illustrated by Garth Williams. Before writing the "Little House" series Laura Ingalls Wilder was a columnist in a farm journal. Her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, was the motivator behind Wilder's writing and publishing of the first book. Since the first book, there have been around 60 million "Little House" books sold. There are 9 books that fall under the "Little House" books umbrella. Rose Wilder Lane had a heavy hand in the editing of the books, though Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder


Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder and its sequel, Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are television films which were presented in two parts, the first in 2000, and the second in 2002, which presented episodes from the later books in the "Little House on the Prairie" series (from "The Long Winter" to "The First Four Years"). Despite the title, the miniseries was criticized for its significant deviations not only from Laura
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