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<\/p>\nLittle House on the Prairie is one of those series that remain iconic and never lose their popularity no matter how much time passes by. Since the day it first aired back in 1974, it has never been off-air.<\/p>\n
The story follows the lives of the Ingalls family who live on a farm in Plum Creek, near Walnut Grove, Minnesota. It explores various themes and remains to this day one of the best series of all time.<\/p>\n
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The actors who were part of its creation made huge names for themselves in the film industry. Among those who made the series what it is today are the great Michael Landon, who played the role of Charles Ingalls, Karen Grassle, who portrayed the role of Caroline Ingalls, the most famous mother figure in the history of film, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Dean Butler, and a lot more.<\/p>\n
She then got a call from her agent about a film starring Michael Landon whom she knew at the time as \u201cthat guy from Bonanza.\u201d
\n\u201cThey\u2019d seen everyone in Hollywood who was right for the part. They were down to the wire because they cast everyone else. After I read my second scene with Mike, he leaped up like a jack-in-the-box and said, \u2018Bring her to wardrobe!\u2019 But NBC had to approve me, so he interviewed for executives on closed-circuit TV,\u201d Grassle recalled.<\/p>\n
Although the series was an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s best-selling series of Little House books and on her childhood when it came to Caroline Ingalls, actress Karen Grassle based the role on her mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you read Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s books and see photos, Caroline was very tough and sturdy,\u201d she explained. \u201cMy mother rode a horse barefoot to school, and as a young woman, she taught in a one-room schoolhouse! So I took her character, strength, and wisdom and infused Caroline with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the time she became part of the cast, the actress was probably not aware of the extent of popularity Little House on the Prairie would bring to her and the rest of the crew. Speaking of the time she was working on the iconic series, Karen said of Landon: \u201cHe was constantly trying to make the crew laugh and make everybody happy. A very hard worker and he could be quite moody \u2014 he had a lot on his shoulders that first year. He had a falling-out with a producer very early on, so he was the only captain.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, as the series gained more and more popularity, Grassle and Michael Landon got into a fight about the amount of money she earned.
\n\u201cMichael was prodigiously talented,\u201d she told Closer. \u201cA complicated character from a dysfunctional family who loved his crew. But when the show was in the top 10 and I said, \u2018Gee, it is time to renegotiate my contract,\u2019 Michael did not want to pay me. It was very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t speak publicly about the rift because she didn\u2019t want to damage her relationship with Landon any further. \u201cI didn\u2019t speak up publicly at the time,\u201d Grassle said. \u201cUnless the fact that I continued to negotiate meant that Mike might have said things about me that could have been detrimental.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before Landon\u2019s passing back in 1991, he and Grassle got on good terms again and spoke to one another recalling the good old times. \u201cWe had a friendly call about the good old days,\u201d Grassle said. \u201cI was glad we had that healing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Landon was much appreciated by everyone who had ever met him. He was an exceptional man and an actor who helped many succeed. Actor Dean Butler, for once, spoke of the impact Landon had on his life and career.<\/p>\n
He was the kind of person who cared for those working with him dearly and always made sure each member of the crew would be home having dinner with their family every night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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