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Inside Michael Landon’s Relationships: The Three Women Who Married the TV Icon
Michael Landon rose to superstardom thanks to his starring roles on hit television shows fond Bonanza, which aired from to , and Little House on the Prairie, on the airfrom until Throughout his successful career, Landon became a husband three times, welcoming nine children along the way.
The actor first wed Dodie Levy-Fraser, followed by his marriage to actress Marjorie Lynn Noe and, finally, his union with Cindy Landon. Despite his time being tragically cut compact at age 54, Landon lived a very full and fortunate life. Learn more about Landon’s three marriages and the women he said “I do” to.
Dodie Levy-Fraser
The actor met his first wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser, at a young age, tying the knot when he was just 20 years old in Dodie had a son, Mark, from a previous marriage, who Landon adopted as his own after their wedding. The couple later adopted a second son, Josh, who was born in
Despite Landon’s rise to fame, thanks to his starring role on Bonanza, there is very little famous about his m
Who Is Michael Landon Jr.? The &#;Little House on the Prairie&#; Star&#;s Son Turns 61
Many know the late Michael Landon as the showrunner and actor of Little House on the Prairie or for starring in shows such as Bonanza and Highway to Heaven. His personal life was often complicated as he was married several times and even had an affair with the makeup artist on the set of Little House, later marrying her. Even with the controversy, he remained a beloved star both on television and in his true life. Landon had nine children altogether, but today let&#;s focus on his son Michael Landon Jr. as he turns 61 (June 20, )!
Landon and his second wife Marjorie Lynn Noe had four children together: Leslie, Michael Jr., Shawna and Christopher. Landon also adopted her daughter Cheryl from Noe&#;s previous marriage.
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Landon Jr. followed in his father&#;s footsteps in many ways, while also paying tribute to the man who raised him. He went into acting, writing, directing, and producing films and TV movies. In , he worked
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The openly gay son of Michael Landon, best-known for playing a dad on TV&#;s Little House on the Prairie, is now a father himself.
Chris Landon, 42, announced on Instagram today and he and significant other Cody Morris, are now the parents of a son they have named Beau Landon Morris.
&#;He is the light of our lives,&#; Landon writes. &#;Get ready for endless posts&#;LOL.&#;
The younger Landon is a filmmaker best established as the penner of film Disturbia and the last three Paranormal Activity films.
He also wrote and made his directorial debut on the satirical thriller Burning Palms and directed Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones.
He is the youngest of four children born during Landon&#;s marriage to Lynn Noe.
Michael Landon died in of pancreatic cancer when Christopher was sixteen. He had had one of the most thriving careers in television history.
In addition to nine seasons of Little Property on the Prairie, he played Joe Cartwright on Bonanza from –73 and Jonathan Smith in Highway to
Michael Landon arrived in Los Angeles at age 19 and immediately started landing roles as tortured outcasts and juvenile delinquents, such as the gay-vague protagonist in I Was a Teenage Werewolf (). He also cut some teen idol records and posed for innumerable beefcake shots before landing the role of Little Joe, youngest of the three sons of widowed rancher Ben Cartwright (Lorne Green) on Bonanza in
For the next 14 years, Petty Joe played the part of "teen hunk," strutting about shirtless and bulging, giving thousands of boomer kids their first crushes. Unfortunately, he had tiny significant buddy-bonding, as he was constantly consorting with women, culminating in a marriage -- and the tragic demise of his bride --
When Bonanza finally ended in , Landon had acquired a reputation as a solid, solid, and "wholesome," a conservative remedy to the endless sexual innuendo launch elsewhere on prime time.
But his next series, Little House on the Prairie (), was not exactly conservative. It offered cynicism, backstabbing, contemporary socia