And, as good a vain and flirtatious as he was, he began to dye his long hair and color it. To make matters worse, with almost 16 years he had a motorcycle accident that disfigured almost his entire face, a disgrace that had a happy ending thanks to the repair surgery. In high school he suffered the antisemitism of his classmates: "Jewish bastard", they used to shout at him It was impossible for him to find a girlfriend because the girls' parents had strong Catholic convictions his mother constantly threatened to commit suicide and humiliated him by hanging the sheets that Michael soaked with his urine and he felt tremendously alone because his parents fought regularly. That sad but tremendous ending contrasts with the childhood of someone who has been nicknamed "the Jesus of Malibu".īefore reaching the top, his childhood was hell. His funeral was attended by Ronald Reagan, a former Hollywood actor and former president of the United States, and his wife Nancy, since the interpreter was a convinced Republican. When he died of pancreatic cancer at age 54, the television story was never the same again. Despite becoming an idol for millions of viewers, he never received an Emmy nomination, considered the Oscars on television. French in 1989 and Landon in 1991.Īt a time when digital platforms did not exist, Landon achieved planetary fame thanks to three successful television products, Bonanza (1959-1973), La casa de la pradera (1974-1983) and Autopista para el cielo (1984-1989). The two protagonists, Michael Landon and Victor French, died two years apart. The Highway to Heaven series was prophetic. It seems that his fate was already written. Television: failure, cancer and forgetfulness: what happened to the actors in 'La casa de la pradera'.
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