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pos: Karen Grassle Showcase Waiting for Godot Equity Production, Resource Theatre Co., Santa Fe, NM Frankie and Johnny in Karen Grassle Karen Trust Grassle (born February 25, 1942) is an American actress, known for her role as Caroline Ingalls, the wife of Michael Landon's character and the mother of Melissa Sue Anderson’s and Melissa Gilbert's character, in the NBC television drama series "Little House on the Prairie". Grassle studied ballet, acted in school plays, sang in the Baptist choir, and was Vice President of the student body her senior year, when she graduated from Ventura High School in 1959. She attended Sophie Newcomb

pos: Karen Grassle Karen Grassle Karen Trust Grassle (born February 25, 1942) is an American actress, known for her role as Caroline Ingalls, the wife of Michael Landon's character and the mother of Melissa Sue Anderson’s and Melissa Gilbert's character, in the NBC television drama series "Little House on the Prairie". Grassle studied ballet, acted in school plays, sang in the Baptist choir, and was Vice President of the student body her senior year, when she graduated from Ventura High School in 1959. She attended Sophie Newcomb College (Tulane University, 1959–60) and then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley. She graduated with

neg: Little House on the Prairie DeSmet, while the second part is about Laura and Almanzo's (Walton Goggins) marriage and their life in 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. It was directed by David L. Cunningham. In

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 born to Charles Phillip and Caroline Lake (née Quiner) Ingalls on February

neg: Grace Ingalls siblings to succumb to the ailment. She is buried in the Ingalls family plot at De Smet Cemetery in De Smet, South Dakota; her husband is buried next to her. The couple had no children. Dow was portrayed in the television adaptations of Little House on the Prairie by: Grace Ingalls Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow (; May 23, 1877 in Burr Oak, Iowa – November 10, 1941 in Manchester, South Dakota) was the fifth and last child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She was the youngest sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House on the Prairie" books.

neg: Mary Ingalls portrayed in the television series "Little House on the Prairie" by actress Melissa Sue Anderson. Unlike her real-life counterpart, the television version of Mary Ingalls became a teacher in a school for the blind and married a blind fellow teacher, Adam Kendall, who was portrayed by Linwood Boomer. Mary Ingalls Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House on the Prairie" book series. At the age of

neg: Carrie Ingalls her childhood memories. Like Grace and Laura, she suffered from diabetes, and died of complications from the disease in Keystone on June 2, 1946, at age 75. She was buried in the De Smet Cemetery. She outlived her youngest sibling, Grace, who also died of diabetes complications, by nearly five years. Carrie was portrayed in the television adaptations of Little House on the Prairie by : Carrie Ingalls "Not to be confused with her mother, Caroline Ingalls." Caroline "Carrie" Celestia Ingalls Swanzey (; August 3, 1870 – June 2, 1946) was the third child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 the documentary which was released on DVD

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder supplemental film footage, and more. 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 the documentary

neg: Little House on the Prairie 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 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 events of the book. According to a letter from her daughter, Rose, to biographer William Anderson, the publisher

neg: Little House on the Prairie (TV series) 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 1976 Karen Grassle (Caroline Quiner Ingalls) won Spanish television's prestigious TP de Oro award for best foreign actress, and the series itself won for best foreign series; Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls) won the TP de Oro in 1980 thanks in part to the enhanced profile she received as a result of her visit to Spain and her appearance on

neg: Little Town on the Prairie and simplified form for younger readers. Additional series have been written to tell the stories of Wilder’s mother, "The Caroline Years", her grandmother, "The Charlotte Years", and her daughter, "The Rose Years". There are also "Little House" themed craft, music, and cookbooks. 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

neg: Grace Ingalls Grace Ingalls Grace Pearl Ingalls Dow (; May 23, 1877 in Burr Oak, Iowa – November 10, 1941 in Manchester, South Dakota) was the fifth and last child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls. She was the youngest sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House on the Prairie" books. Following public school, Grace Ingalls studied to become a schoolteacher. After completing her training, she taught in the nearby town of Manchester, South Dakota, seven miles west of De Smet, South Dakota, where her family had settled. On October 16, 1901, she married Nathan William Dow in the parlor

neg: Mary Ingalls Mary Ingalls Mary Amelia Ingalls (January 10, 1865 – October 20, 1928) was born near the town of Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the first child of Caroline and Charles Ingalls and older sister of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House on the Prairie" book series. At the age of 14, Ingalls suffered an illness—thought to be scarlet fever—at the time believed to have caused her to lose her eyesight. A 2013 study published in the journal "Pediatrics", concluded it was actually viral meningoencephalitis that caused Ingalls' blindness, based on evidence from first-hand accounts and newspaper reports of

neg: Little House on the Prairie (film) 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. 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 movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods and starting for West. After long and adventurous journey they stop in the Indian Country. Charles builds a house, starts farming, they have Indians visit them and for the first

neg: Little House on the Prairie (film) time meet Mr. Edwards. After a year, they are visited by the soldiers and learn they have to leave. After having packed everything, they set off on a new journey. 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. 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 movie starts with the Ingalls family leaving their little house in the Big Woods

neg: Little House on the Prairie the Banks of Plum Creek" (1937), although the continuity of the television series greatly departed from this book as well. Some storylines were borrowed from Wilder's later books but were portrayed as having taken place in the "Plum Creek" setting. Michael Landon starred as Charles Ingalls, Karen Grassle played Caroline Ingalls, Melissa Gilbert played Laura Ingalls, Melissa Sue Anderson 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

neg: De Smet, South Dakota and 11.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over. Since 1971, De Smet has hosted a pageant, held over several weekends in July, to honor Laura Ingalls Wilder. Five of her classic "Little House" books were based on her experiences in and around the community. The books were popularized anew in the 1970s and early 1980s, from the long-running TV series "Little House on the Prairie", which was loosely based on them. The story of how Charles Ingalls and his wife Caroline arrived in

neg: Caroline Ingalls of 84. The fictional series "The Caroline Years," an extension of the "Little House" series, by Maria D. Wilkes and Celia Wilkins, follows Caroline Quiner from her fifth year to her late teens, up to her engagement to Charles. The first title in the series is "Little House in Brookfield." Caroline Ingalls Caroline Lake Ingalls (; "née" Quiner; December 12, 1839April 20, 1924) was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" books. Caroline was born 15 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Town of Brookfield, Waukesha County, the fifth of seven children of Henry Quiner

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 1943. The "Little House on the Prairie" book series becomes known 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 loved ones,

neg: De Smet, South Dakota in such works as "The Long Winter", "Little Town on the Prairie", and "These Happy Golden Years". Many residents in De Smet have made a special effort to learn the Ingalls' stories in hopes of assisting inquiring tourists each summer. De Smet was the childhood home of children's book author Laura Ingalls Wilder and is the birthplace of her daughter, author and activist Rose Wilder Lane. Ingalls Wilder's father, Charles Ingalls, emigrated to De Smet in 1879 with his wife, Caroline, and their children Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace. There, after first living in the Surveyor House and a couple

neg: Karen Grassle the performances ended.Grassle starred in the Shakespeare in the Park "Cymbeline." with Christopher Walken, Sam Waterston, and Bill DeVane. Grassle auditioned for the role of the mother, Caroline 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.

neg: Little House on the Prairie (novel) 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 of Independence. Laura describes how her father built their one-room log house

neg: South Troy, Minnesota already a community named Troy in southeast Minnesota at Winona County. South Troy was known for being a home for Laura Ingalls Wilder, the writer of the "Little House on the Prairie" series of books, and her family for a short time in the summer of 1876. This is where Charles and Caroline Ingalls fourth child, and their only son, Charles Frederic 'Freddy' Ingalls (November 1, 1875 in Walnut Grove, Minnesota – August 27, 1876 in South Troy), died at the age of 10 months. South Troy, Minnesota South Troy is an unincorporated community in Zumbro Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota,

neg: Little House on the Prairie the Prairie", published in 1935, is the third book in the Little House series but only the second 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

neg: Little House on the Prairie (musical) 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 in the 1880s, when the Ingalls family takes advantage of the government opening land for settlement in the

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder "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 the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in De Smet, South Dakota, who re-enacted the roles of the main characters from the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Scholars and historians interviewed for the documentary and bonus features include: Organizations and locations utilized for research materials and film production, including (but not exclusive to) re-enactors, archival photos,

neg: Little House on the Prairie 2006 the mini-series was released on DVD and the 2-disc set runs approximately 255 minutes long. A musical version of the "Little House" books premiered at the Guthrie Theater, Minnesota on July 26, 2008. The musical has music by Rachel Portman and lyrics by Donna DiNovelli and is directed by Francesca Zambello with choreography by Michele Lynch. The cast includes Melissa Gilbert as "Ma". The musical began a US national tour in October 2009. "Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder" is a one-hour documentary film that looks at the life of Wilder. Wilder's story as

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 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

neg: Alison Arngrim the Prairie". She originally auditioned for the role of Laura Ingalls, and later, Mary Ingalls, but was instead cast in the role of antagonist, Nellie Oleson. Arngrim would play the role of Nellie for seven seasons and her portrayal became a cultural reference and camp archetype for the spoiled "bad girl" throughout the 1970s. Years later, in one of her stand-up routines, Arngrim described playing Nellie on "Little House on The Prairie" as "like having PMS for seven years." In 2002, she was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for her work

neg: Concord, Wisconsin inhabitants during the first several decades of its history. As a result of this heritage Concord, Wisconsin was named after Concord, New Hampshire. On February 1, 1860, Charles Ingalls married Caroline Quiner in Concord. Their daughter was Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Concord, Wisconsin Concord is a town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,072 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Concord is located in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and ,

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 commentary with interviews throughout the documentary. John E. Miller, historian and author of "Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder", adds details about her life. Pamela Smith Hill, author of "Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life", pays special attention to her development as a

neg: Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 Ingalls Wilder's books, but the known facts of

neg: Melissa Gilbert television films. Gilbert has also continued with guest starring roles on television and has done voice work for animation such as "" as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl. From 2009 to 2010, Gilbert appeared as Caroline "Ma" Ingalls in the touring production of "Little House on the Prairie, the Musical". In 2012, she was a contestant on season fourteen of the popular reality dance competition show "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. Gilbert served as the President of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005. In 2009, her autobiography "Prairie Tale: A Memoir", was released. In 2014, she wrote a

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder writer and her relationship to her daughter and editor, Rose Wilder Lane. Tanya Hart, professor of history, puts the relationship of women to the law and the community in context with the time in which Laura Ingalls Wilder lived. Tai S. Edwards, 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

neg: Caroline Ingalls Caroline Ingalls Caroline Lake Ingalls (; "née" Quiner; December 12, 1839April 20, 1924) was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" books. Caroline was born 15 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Town of Brookfield, Waukesha County, the fifth of seven children of Henry Quiner and Charlotte (Tucker) Quiner. Her brothers were Joseph, Henry, and Thomas, and her sisters were Martha Jane and Eliza (the Quiners' first child, Martha Morse Quiner, died in 1836). When Caroline was 5, her father died in an accident, reportedly on Lake Michigan near the Straits of Mackinac. In 1849,

neg: Charles Ingalls infant grandson who died at 12 days old, the child of daughter Laura and son-in-law Almanzo Wilder. Ingalls has been portrayed in the adaptations of "Little House on the Prairie" by: Charles Ingalls Charles Phillip Ingalls (; January 10, 1836June 8, 1902) was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her "Little House" series of books. He is depicted as the character "Pa" in the books and the television series. Charles Ingalls was born in Cuba, New York, the second of nine children of Lansford Whiting and Laura Louise (nee Colby) Ingalls. Ingalls' parents appear as "Grandpa" and "Grandma"

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 as a new wife and mother and details the hardships she and her family endure due to crop failures, debt, and crippling illnesses. Circumstances force her family to travel from South Dakota to Minnesota to Florida and then back again to South Dakota. Eventually, in 1894, the Wilders settle for good on Rocky Ridge Farm in Mansfield, Missouri where Laura and her husband, Almanzo, will live for the rest of their lives. It

neg: Carrie Ingalls Carrie Ingalls "Not to be confused with her mother, Caroline Ingalls." Caroline "Carrie" Celestia Ingalls Swanzey (; August 3, 1870 – June 2, 1946) was the third child of Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and was born in Montgomery County, Kansas. She was a younger sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who is known for her "Little House" books. As a child, Carrie Ingalls Swanzey (according to her sister Laura) had been small, thin and frail, and seemed to have suffered the most of all the Ingalls family members through the deprivations of the hard winter of 1880–81. Wilder remarks in a

neg: Mr. Edwards 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 the Shores of Silver Lake," when Mr. Edwards helps Pa file his claim during

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 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

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder the Association perceived as biased against Native Americans and African Americans. , including the complete text of the first eight "Little House" books, those published during the author's lifetime, and a collection and extensive bibliography of her newspaper and magazine columns. 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

neg: Little House on the Prairie (TV series) 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 asked Michael Landon to direct the pilot movie. Landon agreed on

neg: Caroline Fraser Caroline Fraser Caroline Fraser is an American writer. She won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, and the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, for "Prairie Fires," a biography of American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Formerly on the editorial staff of the "New Yorker", her work has also appeared in "The Atlantic Monthly" and "New York Review of Books", among others. She is the author of "God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church" (1999), "Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution" (2009), and "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls

neg: Charles Ingalls and farmer. He had a love of music and reading, and played the violin. On February 1, 1860, Ingalls married a neighbor, the quiet and proper Caroline Lake Quiner. Together, they had five children: Mary Amelia, Laura Elizabeth, Caroline Celestia (Carrie), Charles Frederick (Freddie), who died in infancy, and Grace Pearl. For his entire life, Ingalls had a strong case of "wanderlust". He is quoted by his daughter, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in her "Little House" series of books as saying: "My wandering foot gets to itching". From their original home in the woods of Wisconsin, Ingalls moved his family to

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder House has several porches. Dormers and gable windows provide light and air to the upper level. There are six rooms on the main level, and three on the upper level. Laura Ingalls Wilder House The Laura Ingalls Wilder House is a historic house museum at 3060 Highway A in Mansfield, Missouri. Also known as Rocky Ridge Farm, it was the home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder from 1896 until her death in 1957. The author of the "Little House on the Prairie" series, Wilder began writing the series while living there. The house, together with the nearby Rock Cottage on the

neg: Little House on the Prairie 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, although the namesake book was represented in the premiere only; the ensuing television episodes primarily followed characters and locations from the follow-up book, "On

neg: Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush Rachel Lindsay Rene Bush and Sidney Robyn Danae Bush (born May 25, 1970, Los Angeles) are former child actresses, best known for their combined (alternating) role as Carrie Ingalls, in the drama series "Little House on the Prairie". They are identical twin sisters, born to actor Billy "Green" Bush and Carole Kay Bush. Their older brother, Clay, is also an actor. Their shared character's younger sister Grace Ingalls was played by Wendi and Brenda Turnbaugh. Prior to "Little House on the Prairie" debuting on September 11, 1974, they starred in the made-for-television drama "Sunshine" (1973), as

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder lived for the next three years. Those experiences formed the basis for Ingalls Wilder's future novels "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932) and "Little House on the Prairie" (1935). The fictional chronology of her books in this regard, however, does not match fact: she was two to four years old in Kansas and four to seven in Wisconsin; in the novels she is four to five in Wisconsin ("Big Woods") and six to seven in Kansas ("Prairie"). According to a letter from her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, to biographer William Anderson, the publisher had her change her age in

neg: Little Town on the Prairie Four Years". From 1879 to 1894 the Ingalls lived in De Smet and the family homestead, a house in town built by Charles, the Brewster School where Wilder taught, and 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

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder House Laura Ingalls Wilder House The Laura Ingalls Wilder House is a historic house museum at 3060 Highway A in Mansfield, Missouri. Also known as Rocky Ridge Farm, it was the home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder from 1896 until her death in 1957. The author of the "Little House on the Prairie" series, Wilder began writing the series while living there. The house, together with the nearby Rock Cottage on the same property, represents one of the few surviving places where she resided. The house is owned by a local non-profit, and is open to the public for tours. It

neg: Hersha Parady 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, including "Kenan & Kel". She was once married to Oscar-winning producer John Peverall and had one child with him. She is friends with Katherine MacGregor and Richard Bull. She was also close to Patrick Laborteaux who played her

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder is during the journey to Missouri that Laura starts documenting her observations in personal journals which become 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

neg: Michael Landon 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 served as executive producer, writer, and director of "Little House." The show, a success in its first season, emphasized family values and relationships. "Little House" became Landon's second-longest running series. The show was nominated for several Emmy and Golden Globe awards. After eight seasons, "Little House" was retooled by NBC

neg: Brookfield, Wisconsin has off-road bike paths throughout the city. Brookfield Days is held annually in June, at Wirth Park supported by the local community. A farmers market runs on weekends in summer months at the Brookfield City Hall. The Elmbrook Historical Society hosts several events annually celebrating the lives of early Brookfield settlers, including Caroline Ingalls, who was born in the Brookfield area. The city is often visited by fans of her daughter, Laura, author of the Little House on the Prairie book series. Brookfield has one sister city: Brookfield, Wisconsin Brookfield is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.

neg: Lorelai Gilmore columnist Virginia Heffernan said the character was "painful and surprising and exciting to watch — a marvelous high-wire act." According to Michael Ausiello, fans were reluctant to let Luke and Lorelai go. In 2005, in honor of Mother's Day, Inside TV, a newly published weekly magazine for television fans, chose its picks for Top 10 All-Time Greatest TV Moms. "Gilmore Girls" Lorelai Gilmore ranked 5th ahead of classic television mothers Marion Cunningham of Happy Days, Caroline Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie and Carol Brady. of The Brady Bunch. On May 11, 2008, TiVo released the results of a

neg: Katy Kurtzman 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. She is probably best remembered for her roles as Heidi in "The New Adventures of Heidi" (1978) and as

neg: Little House on the Prairie a writer, wife, and mother is explored through interviews with scholars and historians, archival photography, paintings by frontier artists, and dramatic reenactments. , including the complete text of the first eight "Little House" books Little House on the Prairie 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

neg: Melissa Gilbert 1998, she was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 2006, Gilbert appeared as Shari Noble, a patient looking to reconstruct her nipples after committing zoophilia with her dog in a season four episode of "Nip/Tuck". In 2008 and through 2009, Gilbert played Caroline "Ma" Ingalls in the musical adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie". This world premiere production at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis was directed by Francesca Zambello and also starred Kara Lindsay as Laura. The show ran through October 19 and was

neg: Nellie Oleson 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 brother; "William B. Owens" (1881-1934; played by Jonathan Gilbert in the television

neg: Mr. Edwards 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 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

neg: University of California, Berkeley Jon Else (BA 1968) for cinematography; Andrew Schneider (BA 1973) for screenwriting; Linda Schacht (BA 1966, MA 1981), two for broadcast journalism; Christine Chen (dual BA's 1990), two for broadcast journalism; Kristen Sze (BA), two for broadcast journalism; Kathy Baker (BA 1977), three for acting; Ken Milnes (BS 1977), four for broadcasting technology; and Leroy Sievers (BA), twelve for production. Elisabeth Leamy is the recipient of 13 Emmy awards. Alumni have acted in classic television series that are still broadcast on TV today. Karen Grassle (BA 1965) played the mother Caroline Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie", Jerry Mathers

neg: John James Ingalls He was buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Atchison. In 1905, the state of Kansas donated a marble statue of Ingalls to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. In 2011, Kansas had plans to replace Ingalls with Amelia Earhart. John James Ingalls was a second cousin of Charles Ingalls (father to "Little House on the Prairie"'s Laura Ingalls Wilder). John James Ingalls John James Ingalls (December 29, 1833August 16, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas. Ingalls is credited with suggesting the state motto and designing the state seal. John James

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 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

neg: Ingalls House (De Smet, South Dakota) Charles, Caroline, Mary, Carrie, and Grace Ingalls, and the unnamed infant son of Laura and Almanzo Wilder are buried nearby in the De Smet Cemetery a little over a mile away. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. When the Ingalls lived there, fruit trees filled up the back yard and a vegetable garden was in the adjacent lot. Also a barn and a sand-point pump were in constant use. Ingalls House (De Smet, South Dakota) Ingalls House is a historic house museum at 210 3rd Street Southwest in De Smet, South Dakota. The

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder 7, 1867. At the time of Ingalls' birth, the family lived seven miles north of the village of Pepin, Wisconsin in the Big Woods region of Wisconsin. She was the second of five children, following older sister Mary Amelia. Three more children would follow: Caroline Celestia (Carrie), Charles Frederick (who died in infancy), and Grace Pearl. Ingalls Wilder's birth site is commemorated by a replica log cabin at the Little House Wayside in Pepin. Life there formed the basis for her first book, "Little House in the Big Woods" (1932). Ingalls was a descendant of the Delano family, the ancestral

neg: Manchester, South Dakota elevators, a depot, a restaurant, a cream station, a bank, a pool hall, auto repair, blacksmith shops, gas stations, two churches, a system of township schools including Manchester High School, a hotel, a newspaper and a fabled town pump". Grace Ingalls Dow, sister of "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder, spent a significant part of her adult life in Manchester. She worked as a teacher in the local school and died in 1941. Her sister Mary Ingalls lived with her for a while as well. Laura Ingalls Wilder spent many years (and set several of her "Little

neg: Little House on the Prairie (TV series) Ingalls (farmer and mill worker), his wife Caroline, and their three daughters, Mary, Laura, and Carrie, though the family expands with the birth of daughter Grace and adoption of son Albert 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

neg: Little House on the Prairie Little House on the Prairie 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 draft of a ninth novel was published posthumously in 1971 and is commonly

neg: Little House on the Prairie a hatred of the government, who in fact helped homesteaders. 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, which they consider to be a myth, has contributed to conservative rhetoric, and that the "Little House" books are full of this narrative. Within the books there is also rhetoric against the New Deal. Four series of books expand the "Little House" series to include five generations of Laura Ingalls Wilder's family. The "Martha Years" and "Charlotte Years" series, by Melissa Wiley, are fictionalized tales

neg: Rachel Portman (Saul Dibb), "One Day" (Lone Scherfig), "The Vow" (Michael Sucsy), "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" (Wayne Wang), "The Lake House" (Alejandro Agresti), "Infamous" (Douglas McGrath), "Mona Lisa Smile" (Mike Newell), and "The Human Stain" (Robert Benton). Portman is perhaps best known for her music soundtrack compositions in the movies "Chocolat" and "The Cider House Rules". Her other works include a children's opera, "The Little Prince" (which was later adapted for television) and "Little House on the Prairie", a musical based upon the Laura Ingalls Wilder books "Little House on the Prairie" (2008). Portman was commissioned to write a piece

neg: Jonathan Gilbert Jonathan Gilbert Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is a 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", from 1974 to 1983. He is also one of only six actors on "Little House

neg: Little House on the Prairie (TV series) writer and director), season nine was renamed, the focus was put on the characters of Laura and Almanzo, and more characters were added to the cast. A new family, the Carters (Stan Ivar as John, Pamela Roylance as Sarah, Lindsay Kennedy as older son Jeb, and David Friedman as younger son Jason), move into the Ingalls house. Meanwhile, Almanzo and Laura take in their niece, Jenny Wilder, when Almanzo's brother dies and raise her alongside their daughter, Rose. The Wilders appear prominently in some episodes, while in others they appear only in early scenes used to introduce the story or

neg: Little House on the Prairie (TV series) pilot movie is currently 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 small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Many episodes concern the maturation of the family's second daughter, Laura. However, episodes also focus on other family and community members, providing a depiction of life in a small agrarian community in late nineteenth-century America. The show's central characters are Charles

neg: Little House on the Prairie 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 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,

neg: Melissa Gilbert Melissa Gilbert Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress and television director. Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous commercials and guest starring roles on television. From 1974 to 1984, she starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder, the second oldest daughter of Charles Ingalls (played by Michael Landon) on the NBC series "Little House on the Prairie". During the run of "Little House", Gilbert appeared in several popular television films, including "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "The Miracle Worker". As an adult, she continued her career mainly in

neg: Melissa Gilbert lower spine. The surgery was described as a complete success. In January 2015, Gilbert decided to have her breast implants removed for health reasons. Melissa Gilbert Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress and television director. Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous commercials and guest starring roles on television. From 1974 to 1984, she starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder, the second oldest daughter of Charles Ingalls (played by Michael Landon) on the NBC series "Little House on the Prairie". During the run of "Little House", Gilbert appeared

neg: Jonathan Gilbert City. Jonathan Gilbert Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is a 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", from 1974 to 1983. He is also one of only six actors on "Little

neg: Little Town on the Prairie 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 last terms of schooling. At the end of the novel,

neg: Little House on the Prairie (musical) Paper Mill Playhouse, "The New York Times" wrote "Kara Lindsay is filled with the same kind of charm and youthful exuberance that Ms. Gilbert exhibited in the role". The New Jersey "Star Ledger" "Rachel Portman's music has the right feel of the 19th Century west, and conveys the majesty of wide-open spaces." The "Houston Artsweek" reviewer praised the score, calling it "lush" and the performers, noting that Kara Lindsay "shines" and that "Steve Blanchard gives a great performance as Pa Ingalls, and Kevin Massey packs a theatrical punch as Laura’s beau, Almanzo." Little House on the Prairie (musical) Little House

neg: Little House on the Prairie 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, can be found in the "Little House" books. In her article, "'Little House 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. this shaped

neg: Alison Arngrim later performed this one-person show at Parliament House, a gay resort in Orlando, Florida. Arngrim was briefly married to a writer, Donald Spencer, in the late 1980s. On November 6, 1993, she married her second husband, musician Robert Paul Schoonover, whom she met while volunteering at AIDS Project Los Angeles, where he was director of the Southern California AIDS Hotline. Arngrim and Schoonover live in Los Angeles. Arngrim regularly keeps in contact with her childhood friend Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie". She occasionally appears at "Little House on the Prairie" reunion events and

neg: Keystone, South Dakota work of world-renowned wax sculptor Katherine Stubergh whose notable works include wax figures used in Gone With the Wind and the 1953 film House of Wax. Carrie Ingalls (sister of "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder) spent a significant part of her adult life there, living with her husband David N. Swanzey and his children. Her sister Mary Ingalls lived with them for a while and died there in 1928. Bobby Buntrock, who played Harold on the TV series "Hazel" is buried in Keystone. This town was one of the filming locations for the Columbia Pictures 1994

neg: Walnut Grove, Minnesota as the setting for the "Plum Creek" part of the "Little House" book series. Charles Ingalls, her father, was the community's first justice and her only brother, Charles Frederick 'Freddy' Ingalls (November 1, 1875 – August 27, 1876), was born in Walnut Grove. The name "Walnut Grove" was also used in the "Little House on the Prairie" television series; however, the program was filmed in California. Walnut Grove gained more than 250 new residents between 2001 and 2006. The new residents are Hmong immigrants and their families. The influx of people has increased the population to nearly 900, and Hmong

neg: Bloody Benders seen upon request. A historical marker describing the Benders’ crimes is located in the rest area at the junction of U.S. Route 400 and U.S. Route 169 north of Cherryvale. The Ingalls family, made famous in the books and television series "Little House on the Prairie", lived near Independence, and Laura Ingalls Wilder mentioned the Bender family in her writing and speeches. In 1937 she gave a speech at a book fair, which was later transcribed and printed in the September 1978 "Saturday Evening Post" and in the 1988 book "A Little House Sampler". She mentioned stopping at the inn,

neg: Mr. Edwards a traveling showman. He also plays key roles in the TV films that aired in 1983 and 1984, most notably "Bless All the Dear Children." The character was played by Gregory Sporleder. 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,

neg: Young Pioneers (novel) lived in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Due to the grasshoppers, her father Charles Ingalls had to leave home and look for a job. Her mother, Caroline stayed with Laura and her two sisters, and they had to run the farm. It is not mentioned in the book that Caroline was also pregnant at the time with the Ingalls' only son, who died before he was a year old. "Let the Hurricane Roar" was first published in 1932 as a serial in "The Saturday Evening Post" while Laura Ingalls Wilder was writing "Farmer Boy", the second-published book in the Little House series.

neg: Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder passes away at age 90. Expanding on subject material covered in the documentary, five DVD bonus features provide additional information relating to Laura Ingalls Wilder, her world, and the making of "The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder". The bonus features are divided into two categories: "Laura’s World" and "Behind the Scenes". "Native Americans & African Americans": Scholars and historians discuss the relationship of Native Americans and African Americans in the real and fictional worlds in which Laura Ingalls Wilder and the characters in her books grew up. "Harvey Dunn: American Artist": A look at the life of Harvey Dunn, a

neg: Laura Ingalls (aviator) and World War II. Francis married Mabel Morgan Satterlee (1901–1993) on September 19, 1926. Mabel was the daughter of Herbert Livingston Satterlee and Louisa Pierpont Morgan, the daughter of J. P. Morgan. Laura Houghtaling Ingalls was a distant cousin of "Little House on the Prairie"'s Laura Ingalls Wilder, and became a friend of her daughter Rose Wilder Lane. Her best-known flights were made in 1934 and earned her a Harmon Trophy. Ingalls flew in a Lockheed Air Express from Mexico to Chile, over the Andes Mountains to Rio de Janeiro, to Cuba and then to Floyd Bennett Field in New

neg: Burr Oak, Iowa was 39.2 years. The gender makeup of the city was 52.4% male and 47.6% female. Burr Oak, Iowa Burr Oak is a small unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States, very close to the Minnesota state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place and the population was 166 in the 2010 census. Burr Oak was platted in 1855. The village is one of the homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Grace Ingalls, the youngest of the Ingalls children, was born there in 1877. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in

neg: Burr Oak, Iowa Burr Oak, Iowa Burr Oak is a small unincorporated community in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States, very close to the Minnesota state line. Burr Oak is a census-designated place and the population was 166 in the 2010 census. Burr Oak was platted in 1855. The village is one of the homes of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House on the Prairie" books. Grace Ingalls, the youngest of the Ingalls children, was born there in 1877. There is a Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in the local Masters Hotel. Hamlin Garland, noted American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer, Georgist,

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway is a named road connecting historic areas that relate to the life of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, best known for writing "Little House on the Prairie". The highway was first designated in 1995 as U.S. Route 14 from Lake Benton in southwest Minnesota to Mankato in the south-central part of the state. Since then, it has been extended into South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Within Minnesota, the highway is primarily made up of US 14 from the South Dakota border eastward to Rochester at U.S. Route 63. A branch

neg: Michael Landon Along with Lorne Greene and Victor Sen Yung, Landon appeared in all 14 seasons of the series. Landon was loyal to many of his "Bonanza" associates including producer Kent McCray, director William F. Claxton, and composer David Rose, who remained with him throughout "Bonanza" as well as "Little House on the Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven". The year after "Bonanza" was canceled, Landon went on to star as Charles 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

neg: Laura Ingalls Wilder Long Winter" (1940). Once the family was settled in De Smet, Ingalls attended school, worked several part-time jobs, and made friends. Among them was bachelor homesteader Almanzo Wilder. This time in her life is documented in the books "Little Town on the Prairie" (1941) and "These Happy Golden Years" (1943). On December 10, 1882, two months before her 16th birthday, Ingalls accepted her first teaching position. She taught three terms in one-room schools when she was not attending school in De Smet. (In "Little Town on the Prairie" she receives her first teaching certificate on December 24, 1882, but that

neg: Little House on the Prairie antithesis." 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 caused the girl great distress. Her mother, Waziyatawin Angela Cavender Wilson, a member of the Wahpetunwan Dakota nation, challenged the school on its use of the book in the classroom. This prompted the American Library Association to investigate and ultimately change the name of the Wilder Award, an award named after Laura Ingalls Wilder, to

neg: Old Dan Tucker 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 "Little House on the Prairie" television series from the 1970s and 1980s uses the song as a

neg: WLUK-TV addition to the Fox network schedule, syndicated programs featured on WLUK include "Wheel of Fortune", "Jeopardy!", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", "Live with Kelly and Ryan", and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". A longtime staple on WLUK's daily schedule was reruns of the NBC drama "Little House on the Prairie"; the station was one of the few in the nation to count "Little House" towards its fulfillment of educational and informational content obligations for young audiences, citing in part the series' inspiration from the "Little House" children's book series authored by state native Laura Ingalls Wilder. "Little House" was dropped

neg: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota to ban MTV in the town. On the television series "Little House on the Prairie", Charles Ingalls sometimes made deliveries to Sleepy Eye, which was portrayed as the nearest larger town to Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the Ingalls resided. It was also the (fictional) home of the blind school that Mary Ingalls and her TV-husband, Adam Kendall, ran later in the series. U.S. Route 14 and Minnesota State Highways 4, and 68 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Sleepy Eye is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,599

neg: Caroline Ingalls as a store in the downtown area, before homesteading just outside town on a farm by Silver Lake. When the Ingalls' sold the farm due to a persistent pattern of dry years, Charles built a home for them on Third Street in De Smet, known later as "The House That Pa Built". Following her husband's death from heart disease in 1902 at age 66, Ingalls and her oldest daughter, Mary, remained in the De Smet house, renting one of the rooms for extra income. Following a long illness, Caroline Ingalls died on Easter Sunday, April 20, 1924, at the age

neg: Little House on the Prairie 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 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