Overview
With a foreword fromĀ Melissa Gilbert (Laura) and Alison Arngrim (Nellie)!
Cast just before his twenty-third birthday, Dean Butler joined Little House on the Prairie halfway through its run, gaining instant celebrity and fansā enduring affection. Ironically, when the late, great Michael Landon remarked that Little House would outlive everyone involved in making it, Butler deemed it unlikely. Yet for four decades and counting, Butler has been defined in the public eye as Almanzo Wilderāa role he views as the great gift of his life.Ā
Butler had been cast as a romantic lead before, notably in the made-for-TV movie of Judy Blumeās Forever, opposite Stephanie Zimbalist. But Little House was, and remains, one of the most treasured shows in television history. As the eventual husband of Laura āHalf-pintā Ingallsāand the man who would share actress Melissa Gilbertās first real-life romantic kissāButler landed as a central figure for the showās devoted fans.Ā
Now, with wit and candor, Butler recounts his passage through the Prairie, sharing stories and anecdotes of the remarkable cast who were his on-screen family. But that was merely the beginning of a diverse career that includes Broadway runs and roles on two other classic showsāMoondoggie in The New Gidget and Buffyās neāer-do-well father, Hank, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Coming of age during a golden era of entertainment, Butler has evolved along with it, and today enjoys success and fulfillment as a director and producerānotably of NBC Golfās Fehertyāwhile remaining deeply loyal to Little House.
The warmth, heart, and decency that fans of Laura and Almanzo fell in love with on Little House echo through this uplifting memoir, a story, in Butlerās words, about āgood luck, good television, and the very goodāif gloriously imperfectāpeople who made it so.ā
This book title, Prairie Man (My Little House Life & Beyond), ISBN: 9780806543291, by Dean Butler, published by Kensington (June 25, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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