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While we've heard next to nothing else about it in the years since to the point that it's unclear whether or not the network is actually moving forward with the project , we can't get it out of our heads. Premiering in , the show was a retelling of Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic children's novels that detail her family's homesteading adventures in the then-undeveloped Midwest.

Its primary stars — Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert , Melissa Sue Anderson, Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush, and Matthew Labyorteaux — became household names thanks to the series, as it drew in millions of viewers over the course of its nine-season run. In the four decades since the show has gone off the air, a number of our favorite settlers have passed away.

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Some died after a full life and career, others all too soon. A major force behind "Little House on the Prairie," Michael Landon created, wrote for, acted in, produced, and often directed the series. Born in in Queens, Landon began seriously focusing on performing in his late teens, electing to study at the Warner Brothers acting school after graduation in lieu of a more traditional college education.

The gamble paid off in when he landed his first major role as the titular character in the classic horror film "I Was a Teen-Age Werewolf. It was over the course of "Bonanza's" season run that Landon began testing his skills as a writer and director. It was his enjoyment of these roles coupled with his almost militant criticism of his fellow actors and directors that, according to The New York Times , explained why he insisted on having such total creative control over his next project, "Little House on the Prairie.

Landon died in at age 54, not long after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.