40 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Little House On The Prairie

Michael Landon Cast His Own Daughter

Michael Landon had worked hard to get to where he was in life after enduring a difficult childhood. When he became a father, he vowed to do all he could to provide for his kids and help them enjoy a positive start to life.

Leslie Landon standing in the schoolhouse on crutches / Leslie Landon today on the red carpet

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So, when he got a chance to cast his own daughter in Little House on the Prairie, he took it. Leslie Landon appeared in the show a few times as one of the school teachers, Etta Plum. She later studied psychology and ended up getting a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy.

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