The Little House books were autobiographical, set in the late 19th century. Unfortunately, Michael Landon died in 1991 from pancreatic cancer but we owe much of the authenticity of Little House to Michael and his vision. We sure do miss them on Little House! You can count on seeing her pop up every so often, especially in TV movies, her most recent being in 2018’s The Con is On. Let’s go back to a simpler time. Much of the success of the series can be attributed to the relaxed, confident atmosphere on set. Karen currently has a film in post-production called Not to Forget. After the show ended, she went on to pursue theater once again and in 2009 also became the face of. She even had her first screen kiss on The Brady Bunch. She’s coming up on her 78th birthday on February 25th, 2020, and was last seen in 2017’s Lasso. Twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush shared the role of Carrie Ingalls. ? There’s nothing quite like taking a stroll down memory lane and reliving the shows that we so much looked forward to back in the day- today let’s revisit Little House on the Prairie. "Little House on the Prairie," based on the young adult book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, was one of the most beloved shows on television when it ran from 1974 to 1983. After the show ended, she went on to pursue theater once again and in 2009 also became the face of Premier Bathrooms. Gilbert has starred in a few shorts, films, and TV shows over the last few years. and first got her start in the industry as a child actress in the 1960s. In the upcoming pictures you'll see how the former stars of the series have changed over the years and what they look like today! His co-star was Victor French who had previously co-starred on, Melissa Sue Anderson was cast as Mary Ingalls after just a few successful commercial roles. Your email address will not be published. Lindsay has not actively appeared on-screen much since her role in the TV series, , in 1983. We can’t confirm if this meeting had anything to do with Bull getting cast, but considering how much control Landon had on the creation, it’s certainly plausible. When the TV show Little House on the Prairie first debuted as a pilot film in early 1974, it remained to be seen whether audiences would warm to the story line of a pioneer family eking out a living from the land. The Greenbush sisters were first seen on Little House on the Prairie at the age of four. Alison played the role of Nellie on Little House and surely stood out among the cast. The show was based on the best-selling series the, , which were actually semi-autobiographical, based on the author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s real-life, Melissa Gilbert was perhaps the most famous child actor in the world during the show’s live run.