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Prairie man : my Little House life & beyond  Cover Image Book Book

Prairie man : my Little House life & beyond / Dean Butler ; with foreword by Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim.

Butler, Dean, 1956- (author.). Gilbert, Melissa, 1964- (writer of foreword.). Arngrim, Alison, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

Cast just before his twenty-third birthday, Dean Butler joined Little House on the Prairie halfway through its run, gaining instant celebrity and fans’ enduring affection. Ironically, when the late, great Michael Landon remarked that Little House would outlive everyone involved in making it, Butler deemed it unlikely. Yet for four decades and counting, Butler has been defined in the public eye as Almanzo Wilder--a role he views as the great gift of his life. Butler had been cast as a romantic lead before, notably in the made-for-TV movie of Judy Blume’s Forever, opposite Stephanie Zimbalist. But Little House was, and remains, one of the most treasured shows in television history. As the eventual husband of Laura “Half-pint” Ingalls--and the man who would share actress Melissa Gilbert’s first real-life romantic kiss--Butler landed as a central figure for the show’s devoted fans. Now, with wit and candor, Butler recounts his passage through the Prairie, sharing stories and anecdotes of the remarkable cast who were his on-screen family. But that was merely the beginning of a diverse career that includes Broadway runs and roles on two other classic shows--Moondoggie in The New Gidget and Buffy’s ne’er-do-well father, Hank, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Coming of age during a golden era of entertainment, Butler has evolved along with it, and today enjoys success and fulfillment as a director and producer--notably of NBC Golf’s Feherty--while remaining deeply loyal to Little House. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780806543291
  • ISBN: 0806543299
  • Physical Description: xviii, 268 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Citadel Press Books, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp., 2024.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prairie man begins -- "I come of sturdy stock" -- Desperately seeking superlatives -- Growing up -- Coming into the light -- Turning pro -- Forever -- Wide-eyed in Los Angeles -- My journey to a land of long ago -- That kiss -- "Home is the nicest word there is" -- From Manly to Moondoggie -- Broadway -- My season of struggle -- Feherty -- Number 1 in the envelope -- Little House battles, Little House legacy.
Subject: Butler, Dean, 1956-
Little house on the prairie (Television program).
Television actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Genre: Informational works.
Autobiographies.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 15 of 17 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.

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