Michael Landon He is, without a doubt, one of the most iconic characters in the history of television. Although he knew how to win the affection and admiration of the audience, which followed him in each of his series, this successful actor tried to fight the internal demons he had lived since childhood.
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Who could have imagined that good and good man in the productions he participated in, I had had a somewhat unhappy life since I was little. Being a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, he was the victim of anti-Semitism by his schoolmates.
But it wasn’t all, because another hell lived in his house, well her mother was suffering from psychological disorders that led her to constantly think about suicide. Over the years, now a teenager, he suffered a motorcycle accident that left him with an almost disfigured face, and he had to undergo a facial reconstruction, he published. Infobae.
Over time, his interest in acting also paid off when he turned 20, he appeared in film and television playing small roles until he reached maturity as an actor with the series “Bonanza” television, which had 14 seasons and they also helped him gain some experience as a screenwriter and producer.
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Years later he achieved total success when he directed and starred in the classic television series “Little House on the Prairie” or also known as the “Ingalls Family”., which marked many generations who saw him during the ten seasons. Although, it was broadcast between September 1974 and March 1983, with the broadcasts it had, it came to be appreciated by the international public who made it their favorite.
His last big appearance on the small screen was when he played Jonathan Smith in the aforementioned series Highway to HeavenHere Michael was a guardian angel whose role was to help people gain their wings. At this stage, Landon was also an executive producer, writer and director.
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WHAT DID MICHEL LANDON DIE WITH?
Apparently, everything was going well in the actor’s life, because he had achieved success, but his own alcohol dependence and exaggeration of the use of tranquilizers, caused his health deterioration.
Something that he cost his life at the age of 54 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that was diagnosed on April 5, 1991, when he was told that the disease was advanced because he had already metastasized to the liver and lymph nodes. The cancer was inoperable and the medical prognosis was terminal.
On May 21, 1991, Landon was successfully operated on for a blood clot that nearly cost him his left leg, but He died in Malibu on July 1, 1991, almost three months after learning of the disease.
Landon ceased to exist when he was preparing the fourth series. Former United States President Ronald Reagan and his wife were present at his funeral.