Landon. Michael Trivia

1. As Michael Landon's real name is Eugene Maurice Orowitz; how did he get the name Michael Landon?

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Phone Book

Michael Landon chose his stage name by looking in a phone book. He felt that his real name, Eugene Orowitz, would not get him very far as an actor. He was born in Forest Hills, New York on October 31, 1936.

From Quiz Life and Times of Michael Landon

Answer: Eugene Maurice Orowitz

Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz on Oct. 31, 1936.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: I Was a Teenage Werewolf

Michael's first role in a movie was in "I was a Teenage Werewolf". He starred in "Love is Forever" as John Everingham. He wrote, directed, and starred in "Sam's Son" and "The Loneliest Runner". Both movies are autobiographical movies. In the movie "I was a Teenage Werewolf" the main character, a high school aged boy, has a temper problem. This problem leads to him being sent to a mad scientist who instead of helping him with his temper, changes him into a werewolf.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Charles Ingalls

Michael Landon created "Little House On The Prairie" for the purpose of teaching family values and the importance of family. Charles Ingalls was the man of the house. He was loved and respected by his family. He was a kind, hardworking, family man.

From Quiz Life and Times of Michael Landon

Answer: 2

He got a divorce from his first wife, Dodie Fraser, in 1962. Then, he got a divorce in 1983 from his second wife, Marjorie Lynn Noe. He never got a divorce from his third wife, Cindy Clerico, because that marriage ended at the time of his death.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Jewish

Michael considered himself Jewish because he got along better with his father than his mother. His mother, Peggy Orowitz, was Irish Catholic and his father, Eli Orowitz, was Jewish. He believed in his faith but did not attend services regularly. When he was a teenager he had his bar mitzvah.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Little House on the Prairie

"Little House on the Prairie" was a show about a pioneer family moving to the west and settling in Walnut Grove. This show ran on TV for 10 years.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Pancreatic Cancer

Michael Landon died of pancreatic cancer on July first, 1991. He had been battling cancer from April to July of 1991. He left his wife Cindy and his nine children.

From Quiz Life and Times of Michael Landon

Answer: Eli and Peggy

Eli Orowitz was Jewish and Peggy O'Neill was Irish-Catholic. Growing up was horrible for Michael and his family because they were teased and tormented due to the Jewish side.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Directed, wrote, produced

Michael Landon wrote, directed and produced many of the episodes for "Little House on the Prairie" and "Highway to Heaven". He started writing and directing in "Bonanza".

From Quiz Life and Times of Michael Landon

Answer: Cancer

Michael died on July 1, 1991 of pancreatic cancer.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Javelin

Michael Landon set a state record for Javelin throwing in New Jersey and it went unbeaten for 10 years. He got a college scholarship to USC (University of Southern California).

From Quiz Life and Times of Michael Landon

Answer: He picked it out of a phone book.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Dodie

Michael Landon had three wives. They were Dodie, Lynn, and Cindy. His first wife Dodie was an animal lover.

From Quiz Michael Landon

Answer: Collingswood, New Jersey

The children in school nicknamed him Gene or Ugey. Collingswood, New Jersey, the childhood home of Michael Landon is where he dealt with some of the hardest moments in his life. For example, dealing with his suicidal mother, who would have her head in the kitchen oven with the gas on when he would come home from school.

From Quiz Life and Times of Michael Landon

Answer: 6

Michael has a total of 9 children but all are not his biologically. Michael adopted his first wife's son, Mark. He also adopted a newborn named Josh. He has a step-daughter from his marriage to Lynn Noe. Lynn and Michael had 4 children of their own (Leslie, Michael Jr., Shawna and Chris). With his third wife Cindy, he had 2 children (Jennifer and Sean).

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