Hester Sue: Just for the record, I have been married once and I don’t plan on being married again. Not to anyone. Not if he was the last man on Earth. But of course, you may call me “Hester Sue.” Joe (chuckles): Hester Sue, the town you’re going to ain’t nothin’ like St. Louis where…
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Adam Kendall: “You know what I like about this school?” Mary Ingalls: “No, what?” Adam Kendall: “I can kiss you in front of the entire class, and no one would ever know.” Season 5, Episode 4 Linwood Boomer’s Early Life and Career Linwood Boomer was born on October 9, 1955, the third of four sons,…
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“For me, Little House on the Prairie means “home” in the truest sense of the word.” Melissa Gilbert in My Prairie Cookbook Melissa Gilbert’s Early Years Melissa Ellen Gilbert was born May 8, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, and adopted by dancer and actress, Barbara Crane, and her husband, comedian Paul Gilbert. Her parents later…
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“Perseverance isn’t just the willingness to work hard. It’s that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.” Merlin Olsen Merlin Olsen Early Years Born in Utah, Merlin Olsen was the second oldest of nine children, making for a busy and exciting home growing up. His parents often opened their home…
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Jenny Wilder: [to Laura] “You don’t have to drive me to school tomorrow. I’m gonna walk.” Laura Ingalls Wilder: “That’s an awfully long way. Are you sure?” Jenny Wilder: “I’ll make it. Believe me. I’ll make it.” Season 9 Episode 12, Marvin’s Garden Early Years Shannen Doherty Shannen Doherty was born in Memphis, Tennessee in…
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“Remember me with smiles and laughter, For that’s the way I’ll remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, Then don’t remember me at all.” Written by Michael Landon for Season 2 Episodes 7 and 8, Remember Me Michael Landon’s Early Years Michael Landon was born on October 31, 1936, as Eugene…