Michael Landon
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Michael Landon (1936–1991) was an American person whose professional career spanned from 1956 to 1991. He was recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. The subject had nine children.
A separate author named Jr Michael Landon, born in 1964, is associated with ten works. These include *When Calls the Heart* (Canadian West #1), *Finding Mercy*, *When calls the heart ; Season 3.*, *The silent gift*, and *Traces of Mercy*. Crossref records five works for the name Michael Landon.
On Last.fm, the name Michael Landon is associated with 701 listeners and 3,240 plays. Tags linked to this entry include All, 60s, spotify, Weihnachten, and GS1425.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1964
- Works
- 10
Top works
- When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
- Finding Mercy
- When calls the heart ; Season 3.
- The silent gift
- Traces of Mercy
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 701
- Total plays
- 3,240
Tags
Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 - July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984-1989). Although his Bonanza co-star David Canary, and youngest daughter Jennifer Landon have both won Emmys, Landon was never given the h
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,431x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,803x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,811x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,514x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,511x
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Key facts
- Born
- Eugene Maurice Orowitz , ( 1936-10-31 ) October 31, 1936, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01) (aged 54), Malibu, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
- Occupations
- Actor writer producer director singer
- Years active
- 1955–1991
- Known for
- Bonanza Little House on the Prairie Highway to Heaven
- Spouses
- Dodie Levy-Fraser ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1962 ) Marjorie Lynn Noe ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1982 ) Cindy Clerico ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 )
- Children
- 9, including Mark , Leslie , Michael Jr. , Christopher and Jennifer
- Relatives
- Rachel Matthews (granddaughter)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Landon Sr. (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–1989). Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.
Early life, family and education
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