My wife and I met Michael on the set of Little house years ago. He was very cordial and welcomed us. We did notice that he had a gaggle of writers following him around grasping at his every word. He was using an immense amount of obscenities while speaking, but not with us. We also met Richard Bull (Mr. Olsen), and he and I talked for a long time. He said he admired my career as an Engineer, and I was very flattered, he was a very nice fellow to talk with. Katherine McGregor (Mrs. Olsen) had little interest in speaking to us and was in our view rude. Interestong visit to the set indeed!

I went to high school with Armando Torres, one of the security guards killed by Landon's stalker. He was only 18 yrs old and had just graduated high school. I remember reading back then that it was supposedly his first day on the job. So tragic....

Landon was generally disliked by the most of the adult cast of Little House due to being a tightwad. He not only refused to give Karen Grassle a raise when the show became popular, he diminished her role out of spite for her even asking. The child actors had fonder memories of Landon, but even they soured on him when he had an affair with a makeup artist in the series. Melissa Gilbert refused to talk with Landon for several years because of it, though they later reconciled.

He was filming at a library in South Pasadena when I was a kid at continuation school across the street. I was blessed to meet him on a day I was suicidal. He shared his sandwich with me and gave me four Highway to Heaven shirts and hats. I had previously lived with an abusive estranged father and always wished he was my Dad. Yeah..,not a happy kid, but he touched my heart and life and he will always be in my heart. I may be here today because of him.

I went to Vermont in 2003 as an exchange student and the mayor´s wife of that little town worked on the set of Bonanza and when she talked so bad about Michael Landon, I could not believe her. I was even angry at her, as he was always portrayed so positively on German TV like the best husband, father and friend. Years later I found out that she was right. What she told me was the Landon was the complete opposite of Dan Blocker, the sweetest man she ever met.

He and Pernell Roberts both died of Pancreatic Cancer The actor who played Adam.

I remember hearing stories of how big a jerk Michael Landon was back in the 1970’s. I was kinda hoping it would turn out that he was actually nice. 😢

My mom was obsessed wit Michael Landon that she wanted to name me Landon Michael but my dad said no and I got Brandon Michael instead

He always seemed so friendly on tv talk shows. I loved his laugh. Just goes show you you can't always believe what you see on tv.

What folks should realize is a tv character is just that. The actor's job is to portray the character . Andy Griffith and Lucille Ball had that same image.

My father almost mirrored Landon's illness and death. My father thought he had a bleeding ulcer until April 8th, 1991, his 56th birthday, when they opened my father up for surgery on a bleeding ulcer. However, when they got in, they closed him up. He had pancreatic cancer and was very advanced. After one treatment, my dad said he wanted quality time left, not quantity. We joked with my coffee-drinking truck driver father about the coffee enema treatment. I asked if he wanted cream or sugar with it. My dad lasted a little longer and passed on September 12t2, 1991.

I used to like watching his camera commercials with his family at Christmas time. I was a young boy in foster care and it made me feel a part of their family.

Back in the days in the 80s I was going to write a booklet on celebrity graves...yes, way before Findagrave came out. I went to Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. One of the maintenance men showed me where Landon's mother was buried. He said Landon refused to put a marker for her, it just had the round metal piece with the number ID. Not been back there to check but even in death he loathed his mother. Just a tid bit for you!

I read Karen Grassle's book and she wasn't a big fan of him either. As far as I remember partly because of money - I think she had asked for more and in revenge he cut her role down. But he was a father figure to Melissa Gilbert, they were very close, though they fell out when he married Cindy, but reconciled before he died.

There is a cancer cluster at the Santa Susana area including Chatsworth and Simi Valley (close to where the filming of the show occurred). There was a nuclear meltdown in 1959, and there is a lot of information about it online. I grew up and went to school in the area and I personally know 4 that have died of rare cancers and have a good childhood friend with stage 4 rare cancer.

Very interesting! His daughter Jennifer (who screamed from the top of the jungle gym, poor thing) now plays Teeter on Yellowstone.

Sad how quick pancreatic cancer can be. He was diagnosed on April 2nd and died July 1st. I'm sure he had symptoms for some time before the diagnosis. That is what happened to my cousin who was about that same age when he died. After experiencing abdominal pain for a couple of months and losing weight he finally went to the doctor and was diagnosed. There was nothing they could do and about 3 months after diagnosis he passed.

ideally those files should be saved. electronic media is precarious.

Some of the costars are speaking out that he was not a nice guy.

Sell them as misc files of celeb trivia, don't throw them out. Great stuff!

I've read that Michael Landon was TOTALLY against Guy Williams joining the cast of Bonanza after Pernell Roberts ( who played Adam Cartwright) left the series. Even though the Adam character was supposed to get married, the push back from the fans was SO hard that they had the Guy Williams character ( cousin Will Cartwright) leave with Adam's fiancé instead. Michael Landon had a lot to do with that, too, apparently ! I guess he didn't want yet another 'handsome man' in the cast to compete against him for fan letters ! Pernell Roberts was ALWAYS my personal favorite on the show, and once he left ? I left too.

Crazy stuff, i probably read 80% of those tabloid papers as a young teenager growing up. My late grandmother used to love those tabloid papers. Wow what a blast looking back at the way we would consume our news back then. Thanks Scott for the trip down memory lane. I loved little Joe Cartwright character on bonanza re-runs

I love that you have kept and share all this history. Thanks so much!

Another stellar vlog from Scott Michaels. Every one of these you do is always consistently top quality and fascinating.

I remember that tv movie about Michael Landon. It was good. It didn’t portray Landon like the saint the public thought he was. The movie showed the divorce and how he really treated his kids. I watched on Amazon, but it has a different title now for some reason.

I am a professional archaeologist. I have been down here for about 44 years, but I'm originally from SoCal, about 15 minutes away by freeway from Hollywood. I'm 65 and 1/2 now, which will probably help you understand my interest in all this stuff. Your channel popped up about a week ago, and I have been subscribed ever since. So very glad you have the news clippings! Definitely sell them if you can't keep them! People think that people like us are weird. Like I said, I'm an archaeologist (PhD). Our interests are different from those of others. God bless, and love your channel! 🤗🇲🇽

I borrowed a Melissa Sue Anderson's book from a co worker and she was really full of herself. Something about actors having a larger role to play as parents than regular people. Allison Anagram's book was really a fun and good read, but she had a lot going on at home as well which was shocking.

He’s in the documentary The Gerson Miracle. He was healing his cancer doing the coffee enemas but as soon as he mentioned it on the tonight show, doctors swooped in and convinced him to take traditional cancer treatments which killed him.

I always loved Michael Landon on Little House on the Prairie and on the Highway to Heaven series after. He was a talented actor. He is very much missed to this day.❤😢

This was really great. I thoroughly enjoyed the review. I hope you do more of these in the future as you go through your files.

I just learned today that Hersha Parady who played Alice Garvey on Little House died August 23.

Scott this was fascinating & wild !! . What a great idea for new series. Clipping files. Please do more of these 🖤

The Loneliest Runner was the movie about bedwetting. I remember hearing Michael doing an interview about the movie and he said it was semi autobiographical. It really was a good movie.

Glad to see a new fresh post from you. I do admire you for keeping the Hollywood past alive

Great video Scott and I love this channel, and thank you for sharing with us.

Thank you for sharing this Scott. ❤❤❤

always love and appreciate this channel! Thankyou for always being so informative :)

I didn't know he was cremated. Great details to the story. Thank you

Not a dull moment in the entire presentation. Great episode Scott.

Thank you 🙏🏽 for sharing! I ❤love Michael Landon!! I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and my mom and I loved Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven! I still will watch both even now from time to time! I’ve seen both of those Tv movies 🎥!! Rest in Heavenly Peace Michael Landon!

Kevin Hagen is dead. He lived in my home hown for many years. I met him once or twice and he was a nice man. Super friendly.

So cool Scott. You have such a great collection of celebrity media. Priceless.

Thankyou Scott loved this .. if you could do more as you have many that would be much appreciated..

What a magnificent obsession, it’s a remarkable collection and a tribute to you for your diligence over the years, thanks so much for sharing it and the considerable insight you have garnered from the cultural, biographical dig that you have undertaken over the years… Just marvelous - thanks!

Another great share, thanks, Scott. Wow. Despite being both a true crime fan and a Michael Landon fan, I'd never heard of that shooting incident at Universal and had to look it up. Nathan Trupp is circa 75, still alive and presumably still in prison.

Thank you Scott for everything that you do and share ❤

Thank you for this. Again, you handled something that some, like me are interested in, with such grace and dignity. ❤

That was an awesome video. Very interesting and original video content. Loved it!

Good work, appreciate the info!

Well done, Scott. Thank you.⚘

Thank You for sharing Michael Landon’s death … I remember knowing he died from Pancreatic Cancer but never any details like you shared and didn’t realize he only lived 3 months after diagnosis. My Uncle died of it but didn’t realize he had it … he lost 30 pounds in one month … and died quickly after he entered hospital! My Aunt said he was in terrible agonizing pain! I did see his guest appearance on Johnny Carson Show … thank you again! 🌈🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank you Scott for making this mini documentary on Michael Landon. It brought back a lot of memories for me when I worked on a TV movie called Love Is Forever in 1983. Michael Landon was the Executive Producer and starred in the movie with, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Woodward and Priscilla Presley. I was hired by Hall Bartlett (Director, Producer and Writer). Hall and Michael Landon were in a huge disagreement on the making of the film and by the time we were in Post-Production things started to get very intense. I was in the presence of Michael Landon quite a few times, in the screening room and in the editing room. He was mostly silent, so there wasn't any friendly moments. It was the only film I had worked on that the Executive Producer wasn't introduced to his editing staff and there were no, "Good mornings, thank you, or goodnights." Michael Landon was (in my opinion) not a nice guy. I've seen fist fights in cutting rooms and the people involved would still say, "Thank you, see you tomorrow." I'm sure it had to do with the deep lines forming, we were clearly on Hall's side and that is what made him not want to be friendly toward us. But, there was something beyond that, something not quite right about him. I didn't know all the negative stories about him until I watched this video, now it makes sense to me why he seemed to be unfriendly. Our cutting rooms were at Goldwyn Studios (aka Warner-Hollywood, The Lot) and Hall Bartlett in fear of Michael Landon stealing the film footage, had us pack up the film and editing equipment in the middle of the night and move it across the street on Santa Monica Blvd to a building who rented KEM editing machines. We were told that we couldn't leave our homes and drive directly to work, that we would have to make sure we weren't being followed. One day, I felt I was being followed and I pulled over and they pulled over too. I waited, and then I went back home, which I believed I was still being followed. Within a few days, Lawyers got involved. We kept working under Hall Bartlett to finish the film. Michael Landon was not able to take the film and he wasn't able to make his changes. Because Hall Bartlett was the Director and a Producer on the Film and Michael Landon being the Executive Producer (and Star) didn't legally have the advantage over Hall. The Director's Guild has very strict rules on who is at the helm of a film. I did feel sorry for Michael Landon because the film was very badly made and I always wondered if Michael Landon was able to make it the way he wanted it produced, that it might have been a good movie.

He’s not alive to defend himself. He was human and flawed, probably rubbed lots of people the wrong way over the years. All I know is the he was dedicated to making the Littie House books come alive for generations. It’s one of the only shows I 💯 trust my daughters watching!! And they love it!! RIP, Michael Landon. Thank you.

Thanks again. I'm joining your Patreon in the beginning of Jan. My suggestion to prevent all families from going through what this family did is to bring in a home transitional team, which you can do through hospice even if your loved one isn't in hospice. We just did this in October with my father, and even though it was only a few days, they were so kind, explained each time he progressed, prevented an aggressive "death rattle" with morphine, and of course the other things you mentioned. It doesn't matter if your family member is a regular Joe or Little Joe. Dignity. Appreciate your work.

Please don’t shed these old files!! Find someone or someplace that may want them!!!

I love Pernell Roberts

I saw an interview with Karen Grassley, she too had to fight Michael Landon for her salary. She said the first year she wasn't being paid. Only when Karen went to a lawyer and he submitted a formal letter that legal action would be forth coming if she didn't receive her salary did she get paid. I wish Kevin Hagen had done the same. I also found out that ML was an alcoholic, he wasn't nice when he was drunk. He was quite different from his television persona.

Thank you for sharing.

Thank you Scott ❤

Thank you! ❤

Love your videos

Thanks for sharing…!

Yay!!! Clicked on this SO fast! Hey guys, hope ya'll are well. ❤

great video sir

Another great story. I always look forward to your videos.❤❤❤❤

Scott, you did an excellent job on explaining this. Thank you and God Bless.🙏😇😇

Awesome video bro. He always reminded me of my dad. Sadly my pa passed away June 12th of 91. A month before Michael Landon passed.

😊❤Thanks Scott

I absolutely LOVE your videos!..I wish I would’ve had the chance to meet you when I lived in L.A.

Man i lived on Gower and Melrose For 10 years , I regret not taking a tour. You were right around the corner. I'm into this stuff.

Wow it was good to know all the details of Michael's death and how they got him out of the house. God Bless him and his family.

may his Soul Rest in Peace the Actor Michael Landon

Awesome! Interesting Michaels jobs!❤

Big fan keep up the great work, but I like seeing the Happy Bird in the background. Thanks.

@8:03 Michael Landon’s son Chris is gorgeous. Now that’s what you call a good looking white man.

My mom did the same thing. She bought and saved every single People magazine through the early 2000s that was devoted to a departed celebrity. She has newspaper obituaries for everyone from the mid 60s through the early 90s. I recently found a stack of newspapers from when Elvis died in some of my Uncle's property. I have five or six of them, and they are all in near mint condition. I love stuff like that too.

Whether he was a jerk or not, I don’t know, he’s not alive to defend himself, so I’m not going to comment one way or another. Every actor goes through hell before they make it I do know that much. He was a good actor, I do know that much.

look at the collection, amazing. wonder how you store them all

I love your Tab truck in the background. I drank Tab back in the 60s and 70s. I wish it was still around. It had its own taste. Love Tab!!!

I hope you are well and going to show us around when we get to America xxxx love your channel ❤❤❤❤😂

I love your videos! Do you have anything on Jonathon Frid or Dark Shadows? Thank you.

I'd forgotten he was only 54.

HE WAS BORN SAME YR OF MY DAD, ALWAYS LOVED MICHAEL LANDON , AND YES I SAW THE MOVIE AND IRONICALLY LANCE KERWIN PLAYED MICHAEL LANDON GREAT MOVIE RIP LANCE KERWIN 😢🥀💔🙏

I remember reading a story in National Enquirer a few years ago that a playground in NJ that Michael's wife had donated to after his death, had callously thrown away a plaque with Michael's name and dedication on it.

Pernell Roberts did the eulogy at Michael Landon’s funeral

My dad collects Studebakers. On our honeymoon 25 years ago in Cancun. The amazing thing was a restaurant, called the same. It was owned by thw Kelley's the last family who was the last to own the rights to the name. Apparently they kept them when they closed it. Anyway I ramble 😂, they let me take load of photos for dad, showed me around, they had the last Avant, which was Micheal Landons. It was parked in their garage in the house they owned there. I still have pictures. If you would like a copy, I will go to his house and dig them up. Most in Turning Wheels know him by Mother Tucker. (Dad)

Ty for sharing these articles of Michael i always loved him great actor he was such a good looking mam🌺🙏🏻🇨🇦gone too soon so young🇨🇦🙏🏻

Speaking of Kevin Hagen, I think the same thing happened with Karen Grassle (Ma Wilder).

His grandson was hit by a bus last year and died ..

Wow didn't know a lot of this stuff. Thanks, Scott. Landon was no Hugh Beaumont, that's fo sho.

Bob. Barker is from Darrington. Washington originally. !Rip to everyone very sad!💔😥🎞 thanks for sharing this story

Watched Highway To Heaven when I was a kid, Michael Landon and Victor French had great chemistry. I believe French died right after the series concluded.

The actress who played his wife in little house wanted a pay raise but never got it...

On Monday , December 20th, 1976, a tv movie aired about Landon growing up and mentioned his bed wetting problem. It was called “The Loneliest Runner” and starred Lance Kerwin as Michael. Kerwin would also star in the 1979 tv movie “Salem’s Lot” based on Stephen King’s novel. Kerwin died on January 24th, 2023 at the age of 62.

Interesting, you are well organized.

Michael's son Chris is actually very successful in the horror world, directing stuff like Happy Death Day (and it's sequel), Freaky and a couple of the Paranormal Activity movies, and he's tapped to direct the upcoming Scream 7 whenever the strikes end

You can't be everything to everyone. I don't care about the rumors all I care about is that this genius man knew what he was doing and that makes him one of the greatest. I watched all the episodes and it had to be hard work, so lay off the insults, except him for who he was. You don't have to personally know who he was, no one's business anyway.............RIP Michael........

I love love your voice. I live in Rhode Island and I first saw you is when I watched Jorden the lion he is the cutest..lol and I beleive he was in your van you did a tour with a few other guys from utube. I heard your tour and I followed you ever since. Maybe one day I will get to meet you but I am greatful for ytube where we can talk to our favorite people to me you are a star/ and I am greatful for all that you do. I didn't realize how much you did and I want to send hugs and love from the littlest state in the USA..most Rhode islanders have big hearts and small pockets..lol❤

Organize it, auction it, donate to cancer society eBay Also great video you made, Scott It’s pretty amazing he remained handsome throughout his career He was young starting out and managed successful series through his life That is quite an accomplishment

What happen to his second wife Lyn ?