Way I See It
A Look Back At My Life On Little House
Published on 15. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7627-7050-2 (ISBN)
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NOW IN PAPERBACK! A legendary television series-as seen by one of its stars Few television celebrities of the 1970s were as widely known and loved as Melissa Anderson. Her big break came at the age of eleven, when she landed an audition for "a pioneer western." From among more than two hundred young actresses, she was selected to play Mary Ingalls on Michael Landon's Little House on the Prairie. In The Way I See It, Melissa Anderson-remembered by many as "the blind sister"-tells her side of the story for the first time. From life on the set to her relationships on screen and off with other stars, this is a thoroughly absorbing, season-by-season journey into a series that has touched the lives of hundreds of millions of viewers across America and the world.Melissa Anderson is an Emmy-Award winning actress known to millions for playing Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 to 1983. She played First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 miniseries 10.5: Apocalypse. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born and raised in California, she lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband, television producer and screenwriter Michael Sloan, and their two children.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
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Paperback (trade)
Weight
23 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7627-7050-2 (9780762770502)
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Melissa Anderson is an Emmy Award-winning actress known to millions for playing Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 to 1983. She played First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 miniseries 10.5: Apocalypse. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born and raised in California, she lives in Canada, with her husband, television producer and screenwriter Michael Sloan, and their two children.
Content
Contents Preface: "I think it's a ... Western." Chapter 1: TOO WELL-FED AND A SEVEN YEAR CONTRACTChapter 2: THE PILOT, COOGAN'S LAW, HIVES AND WHIPLASH SEASON ONE JUNE, 1974-FEBRUARY, 1975Chapter 3: "COUNTRY GIRLS" / "A HARVEST OF FRIENDS"Chapter 4: "TOWN PARTY, COUNTRY PARTY" / "THE LOVE OF JOHNNY JOHNSON" AND EATING FOR THE CAMERA 101Chapter 5: "THE RACCOON" / "THE VOICE OF TINKER JONES"Chapter 6: "THE AWARD"Chapter 7: MAGIC MOUNTAIN IN DISGUISE SEASON TWO MAY, 1975-JANUARY, 1976Chapter 8: "FOUR EYES"Chapter 9: "THE CAMP OUT" / "THE GIFT" AND "THE LONLIEST RUNNER"Chapter 10: "REMEMBER ME, PARTS I & II" / "SOLDIER'S RETURN" SEASON THREE MAY, 1976-FEBRUARY 1977Chapter 11: "THE COLLECTION" / "I'LL RIDE THE WIND"Chapter 12: "THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON" SEASON FOUR MAY, 1977-January, 1978Chapter 13: TIMES OF CHANGE" / "THE HANDYMAN" AND "THE CREEPER OF WALNUT GROVE" / "THE AFTERMATH"Chapter 14: I'LL BE WAVING AS YOU DRIVE AWAY" PARTS I & II SEASON FIVE MAY, 1978-JANUARY, 1979Chapter 15: "THE WEDDING", THE EMMY'S AND COOKING? WITH STEVEN SPEILBERG SEASON SIX MAY, 1979-JANUARY, 1980Chapter 16: I WAS A BLIND PIONEER AND YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD PROBLEMS SEASON SEVEN MAY, 1980-JANUARY, 1981Chapter 17: "BLIND JUSTICE" AND "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME" SEASON EIGHT MAY, 1981-JANUARY, 1982Chapter 18: "A CHRISTMAS THEY NEVER FORGOT" AND "WHERE PIGEONS GO TO DIE"Chapter 19: REFLECTIONS Epilogue