Little House on the Prairie cast: then and now


[post_page_title]Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls Wilder[/post_page_title]
Melissa Gilbert portrays the fictionalized version of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the woman responsible for writing the Little House on the Prairie books back in the 1930s. Laura is the second oldest member of the family and the tomboy of the group. Throughout the show, she demonstrates a preference for sports like fishing and baseball, instead of stereotypically feminine activities. As she grows older, she falls for a guy named Almanzo who she ends up marrying once she’s seventeen. Their relationship suffers great hardships, including the death of their second child.

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