• BONUS: A chat with Melissa Gilbert

  • Aug 10 2023
  • Length: 57 mins
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BONUS: A chat with Melissa Gilbert

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  • We’re nearing the end of our series, but before we go we have a surprise for you. Is it tin cups and peppermint sticks? A pig’s bladder? No! It’s our extended interview with the one and only Melissa Gilbert! No one knows what it’s like to shoulder the legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder quite like Melissa. 50 years ago, she was cast as Laura Ingalls on the Little House TV show at just 9 years old, which means Melissa has spent close to a lifetime with Laura and all of her complications. She talked to us about that experience, as well as what it was like working on the TV show, finding agency as a young actor, her business Modern Prairie, her activism, and even her thoughts on Rose. We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we did!

    Go deeper: 
    Melissa Gilbert’s memoirs Prairie Tale and Back to the Prairie
    Modern Prairie

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