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Michael Landon, who won fame as Little Joe Cartwright in the television series "Bonanza" and who enhanced his celebrity as a creator, writer and director of other television hits, died yesterday at his ranch in Malibu, Calif. He was 54 years old. He died of cancer of the liver and pancreas, said a spokeswoman for Jay Eller, his lawyer.
The actor who starred in "Bonanza" and "Little House on the Prairie", two of television's most popular series, died yesterday at his home in Malibu, Calif. Mr. Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz in the New York borough of Queens on Oct. 31, 1936. His father was Eli Maurice Orowitz, a publicist, and his mother was Peggy O'Neill, a former Broadway musical comedy actress. Mr. Landon grew up in Collingswood, N.J., where in high school he was a poor student but a champion javelin thrower. After spending a year at the University of Southern California, he held a series of odd jobs until he found himself in acting school. He picked his stage name from the Los Angeles phone book: Michael Landon.
The actor who starred in "Bonanza" and "Little House on the Prairie", two of television's most popular series, died yesterday at his home in Malibu, Calif. Mr. Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz in the New York borough of Queens on Oct. 31, 1936. His father was Eli Maurice Orowitz, a publicist, and his mother was Peggy O'Neill, a former Broadway musical comedy actress. Mr. Landon grew up in Collingswood, N.J., where in high school he was a poor student but a champion javelin thrower. After spending a year at the University of Southern California, he held a series of odd jobs until he found himself in acting school. He picked his stage name from the Los Angeles phone book: Michael Landon.
