Michael Landon

The healing power of fun

2013-02-07 00:00:00

One morning 13 years ago, I brought my young son to a storefront children's gym in Culver City. Ezra had recently been diagnosed with autism, and someone — a doctor or a therapist — had suggested that Dave Rabb could help. I don't remember...

A public beach in Malibu with few amenities for the public

2012-01-08 00:00:00

Robert Ayres dies at 98; illustrator created Ponderosa map

2012-03-09 00:00:00

As a set illustrator for Hollywood studios, Robert Temple Ayres created his most famous work at Paramount in 1959. Officially called "Map to Illustrate the Ponderosa in Nevada," it was conjured up just so it could burst into flames on television screens...

Artist who created TV 'Bonanza' map dies at 98

2012-03-08 16:33:54

Autry's 'Bonanza': TV show's opening image on display [VIDEO]

2011-06-20 16:33:22

David Dortort dies at 93; created and produced TV western 'Bonanza'

2010-09-08 00:00:00

David Dortort, the creator and producer of "Bonanza," the long-running television western that was untraditional in its emphasis on relationships over violence and that helped spur public demand for color TVs, has died. He was 93. --------------------...

Merlin Olsen dies at 69; Hall of Fame football star later became actor

2010-03-12 00:00:00

Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team's famed Fearsome Foursome, then made a remarkably smooth transition into careers in broadcasting and acting, has died. He was 69. Olsen died...

Pernell Roberts dies at 81; played eldest son on TV's 'Bonanza'

2010-01-25 22:02:00

Pernell Roberts, a versatile actor best remembered for his portrayal of the handsome, eldest Cartwright son on the classic television western "Bonanza" and later as the lead character in the medical drama "Trapper John, M.D.," died at his Malibu home...

How to survive the bust

2007-12-28 00:00:00

PASSINGS

2009-05-14 00:00:00

The Rev. Robert J. Cornell Priest served in Congress The Rev. Robert J. Cornell, 89, a Wisconsin Democrat who was one of only two Roman Catholic priests to serve as voting members of Congress, died Sunday at St. Norbert Abbey in De Pere, Wis. A...

The English horn: A mournful cry of 'ahhh'

2004-09-12 00:00:00

Decades ago, Ripley's Believe It or Not clued readers in about the English horn. The instrument, it declared, is "neither English nor a horn." In fact, there's little agreement about where the name of this double-reed woodwind, a member of the oboe...

Peninsula District boys soccer: It's a tough call, but look for Gloucester to emerge

2013-03-16 09:38:00

Sometimes, picking the favorite couldn't be easier. Other times, well, you might as well draw names out of a hat. As for the Peninsula District boys' soccer race … anyone have a spare lid? We have defending champion Kecoughtan, which returns...

Jason Bateman, from left, Michael Landon and Melissa Francis on "Little House on the Prairie"

2013-03-19 12:48:40

Age ain't noting but a number when it comes to werewolves: This teen is all beast when the bell rings and regresses to his bestial self. This is another tragic story of a good man turned bad beast, but it still says that the only good wolf is a dead wolf.

2012-10-30 05:57:40

The books: A series of eight books by Laura Ingalls Wilder The TV series: An NBC series starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, Karen Grassle and Melissa Sue Anderson Which version of "Little House on the Prairie" is better?

2012-10-16 15:33:40