Caption: "Little House on the Prairie" Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, Lindsay Greenbush, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle 1976
Actor, Producer, Director
Born: October 31, 1936
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Known for: Bonanza (1959), Little House on the Prairie (1974), The Loneliest Runner (1976), Little House Years (1979)
Source: IMDB
Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, on October 31, 1936, in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. In 1941, he and his family moved to Collingswood, New Jersey. When Eugene was in high school, he participated -- and did very well -- in track and field, especially javelin throwing, and his athletic skills earned him a scholarship to USC. ...