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Michael Landon
(1936-1991)
Synopsis
Michael Landon was an American actor, writer, director and producer born on October 31, 1936, in Queens, New York. Born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, he changed his name to Michael Landon after entering acting school.
Landon appeared in several notable roles, starring in the film I Was a Teenage Werewolf and the TV series Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie. Landon died of cancer on July 1, 1991.
Profile
Television actor.
Michael landon jrBorn Eugene Maurice Orowitz on October 31, 1936, in Queens, New York. His father, Eli Maurice Orowitz, was an actor and movie theater manager. Mother Peggy O'Neill was an actress. The family moved to the suburb of Collingswood, New Jersey, where the young Eugene grew up.
Orowitz spent most of his childhood keeping to himself, reading comic books and taking long walks alone.
The actor later told Redbook magazine in 1987 that he wasn't popular in elementary school because he was a conscientious, straight-A student.