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.
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 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 short story for children, called" Daisy and Josephine" as well as" My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours".
In 2016, Gilbert ran for U.S. Congress as a Democrat in Michigan's 8th congressional district and she won the Democratic primary.
She later dropped out because of head and neck injuries sustained in a 2012 accident.
Dean Butler (actor)
Dean Butler (born May 20, 1956) is a Canadian-American movie and television actor and producer of entertainment, sports and documentary programming.
Charles Ingalls
Charles Phillip Ingalls( January 10, 1836 June 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.
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 in February 2015.
Abigail MacBride Allen
Abigail MacBride Allen( born 1970) is the heir of the literary rights to the" Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and is the daughter of Roger Lea MacBride, the 1976 Libertarian candidate for President of the U.S.
At the time of her father's death in 1995, it was estimated that the value of the" Little House" fortune was$ 100 million.
Little is known about her life or current residence, though she traveled with her father frequently during his 1976 presidential bid.
She also made public appearances with Roger Lea MacBride during events celebrating Laura Ingalls Wilder.
She was living in Charlottesville, VA and Miami Beach at the time of her father's death in 1995.
She is not the biological heir of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Wilder's daughter Rose Wilder Lane, who had no children, befriended a young Roger Lea MacBride and later made him her heir.
Abigail was adopted by Roger Lea MacBride shortly after her birth in 1970.
Her rights as sole heir to the" Little House" fortune came in 2001 after a contentious two- year lawsuit.
No images are publicly available, but she was described as a" raven- haired Southern beauty" by a New York Post reporter in 1999.
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.
Robert Alden
Reverend Edwin Hyde Alden, known as" Robert Alden"( January 14, 1836 – May 6, 1911) was one of the many real people upon whom Laura Ingalls Wilder based a character in the Little House on the Prairie series of books and the NBC television series of the same name.
Caroline Ingalls
Caroline Lake Ingalls(" née" Quiner; December 12, 1839 April 20, 1924) was the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the" Little House" books.
William Anderson (American writer)
William Anderson( born 1952) is an American author, historian and lecturer.
He is a specialist in the subject of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her times.
His interest in American frontier began after reading" Little House on the Prairie".
While attending Albion College as an undergraduate student majoring in English and history he worked for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society in DeSmet, South Dakota.
He is a director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield, Missouri and is a board member of the Wilder Home Association which runs the museum.
He works as a teacher in Michigan.
His many recognitions for writing include the Western History Association's Billington Award, the Robinson award of the South Dakota State Historical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities awards and National Council for the Social Studies.
In September 2002, he was invited to the White House for the third of Laura Bush's American Authors Symposia.
The First Lady, a former teacher and librarian, assembled scholars, authors and historians for a conference on the frontier experience.

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