The actors of the series Little House on the Prairie have left their mark on the world of television in France. In 1991, most were particularly shocked to learn of the tragic disappearance of Michael Landon, the actor who played Charles Ingalls. Find out what happened to him.
It is a fiction that has marked the world of the small screen. The series The Little House On The Prairie, first broadcast in 1974, was a part of many viewers’ childhoods. The plot is set in a village in Minnesota, USA, and tells the story of the daily life of the Ingalls family. The story focuses mainly on Laura Ingalls, played by Melissa Gilbert, and follows her development from childhood to adulthood. Alongside Laura, the characters of Caroline and Charles Ingalls, her parents, played by Karen Grassle and Michael Landon.
This series has become a true classic in the world of television. For this reason, many fans of the fiction were particularly upset upon learning of the tragic death of Michael Landon in 1991at the age of 54. But what happened to him? Explanations.
Michael Landon: His fight against illness
Other actors of The Little House On The Prairie never hid it: Michael Landon has experienced personal problems and including addiction to alcohol and cigarettes. A lifestyle that worried those close to him.
It is February 1991 when, after complained of severe abdominal painthe actor learns that he is affected from terminally metastatic pancreatic cancerand therefore inoperable. A sad period about which Leslie Landon, his daughter, confided in an interview given to Fox News. “When my father started experiencing uncontrollable stomach pain, he was on vacation with my stepmother (…) He came home early from Utah to go to a doctor’s appointment. He could no longer ignore the problem.“she said, before adding: “Deep down he knew he couldn’t beat this very particular cancer. But he really, really, really tried, especially because he had still have young children to raise (…) Having a good attitude is also important, and that’s what my father had until the end.” A moving testimony.
