Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert

News and opinions about TV actress Melissa Gilbert. Melissa Gilbert is an American actress best known for playing Laura Ingalls in 'The Little House on the Prairie' television series. She recently signed up for a musical theater version... [more]

News and opinions about TV actress Melissa Gilbert. Melissa Gilbert is an American actress best known for playing Laura Ingalls in 'The Little House on the Prairie' television series. She recently signed up for a musical theater version of the same story, in which she will play the mother of the family.

 
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Actress Melissa Giblert. Little House on the Prarie star Melissa Gilbert has a new book, opening up about her romance with actor Rob Lowe when she was only 14, and losing his child after Lowe called off their wedding. From an article in the San Francisco Chronicle : Former "Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert has opened up about losing her baby with Rob Lowe and the actor himself in a new tell-all book. The actress met the ageing hunk when she was just 14 and fell "hopelessly and stupidly in love," and agreed to marry the actor when he proposed in ... Read Full Story
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Getty Images Audiences may recognize actress Melissa Gilbert from her role as Laura Ingalls in the television series Little House on the Prairie back in the '70s and '80s. That was back when she was just a pre-teen, but now Gilbert is all grown up at 45, and she's signed up for more Little House -- this time as the family's mother Caroline Ingalls. Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls. Through October 10, Melissa will star in a musical version of the story, which follows a pioneer family in the 1880s, at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. She told the New York Post , "My ... Read Full Story
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Prairie Tale: A Memoir by Melissa Gilbert (Author) Editorial Reviews Product Description A fascinatiating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hearts of millions when she was just a child. To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie , Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could count on, and plenty of animals to play with. Children across the country dreamed of the Ingalls’ idyllic life — and so did Melissa. She was a natural on camera, but behind ... Read Full Story
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Actress Melissa Gilbert of “Little House on the Prairie” was America’s sweetheart and many presumed she enjoyed a blessed childhood. But in reality, the talented star’s home life was a far cry from the idyllic life she portrayed in the popular TV show. In her new memoir, “Prairie Tale,” Melissa Gilbert shares her story of growing up in front of the cameras, dealing with a complicated family, overcoming addictions, and how she finally learned to move on. An excerpt: Fairy Dust My mother was nearly a month past her husband’s funeral when she turned her attention back to my desire to write a memoir. ... Read Full Story
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Thomas Nelson has a little series of books that they have recently published by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They have taken excerpts that Laura wrote from various pieces between the years of 1916 and 1924 and put them in a new collection. This collection of writings focus on topics of interest to young (and old!) women and offer a fun perspective on life from the author of the Little House on the Prairie series. In Volume One of Wisdom & Virtues , Laura writes about indulging in overeating ("We Keep Right on Eating, January 1922), and the value of a man (or a woman's!) word ... Read Full Story
Starlight Theatre will kick off its 2010 season with the new musical adaptation of “Little House on the Prairie” starring Melissa Gilbert. Gilbert, who as a child actor appeared as Laura on the long-running TV version of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, anchors the cast as Ma Ingalls. Broadway veteran Steve Blanchard appears as Pa.  
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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, a new musical based on the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series of classic American books, arrived on November 10th at the Tulsa PAC in Tulsa, Ok. Melissa Gilbert, who rose to fame as a child playing ‘Laura' in the hugely successful NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie" during the 1970's, now continues her legacy ‘on the prairie' by taking on the role of Ma. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE will also star...  
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LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL, with Melissa Gilbert as "Ma," the new touring musical based on the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series of classic American books, is proud to announce a new partnership with THE SEEING EYE, a national organization celebrating its 80th year bringing dog guide services to blind people across the U.S. and Canada.  
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New Jersey, Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Melissa Gilbert is back to where she primarily belongs – on stage. At 45, she returns to play the character of Ma in a musical version at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, through Oct. 10. Though she hated it, but she had to sing too. “My initial reaction was, [...]  
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Melissa Gilbert will say that "everything" is different now that she's 45 rather than 9. Back then, taking part in the TV show Little House on the Prairie simply meant hanging around with a horse and puppies, answering to the name "Half Pint" and courageously jumping into "gigantic" adventures.  
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