Biography
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer. The Little House on the Prairie series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.The television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983) was loosely based on the books, and starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura and Michael Landon as her father, Charles Ingalls. In 1929–1930, already in her early 60s, Wilder began writing her autobiography, titled Pioneer Girl. It was rejected by publishers. At Lane's urging, she rewrote most of her stories for children. The result was the Little House series of books. In 2014, the South Dakota State Historical Society published an annotated version of Wilder's autobiography, titled Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography.Pioneer Girl includes stories that Wilder felt were inappropriate for children: e.g., a man accidentally immolating himself while drunk, and an incident of extreme violence of a local shopkeeper against his wife, which ended with his setting their house on fire. She also describes previously unknown facets of her father's character. According to its publisher, "Wilder's fiction, her autobiography, and her real childhood are all distinct things, but they are closely intertwined." The book's aim was to explore the differences, including incidents with conflicting or non-existing accounts in one or another of the sources.
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Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)
Little House: Bless All the Dear Children (1983)
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)
The Little House Years (1979)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1867-02-07
Deathday1957-02-10 (90 years old)
Birth PlacePepin County, United States of America
ReligionCongregational churches
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RelationshipsAlmanzo Wilder (1885-01-01 - 1949-01-01)
ChildrenRose Wilder Lane
FatherCharles Ingalls
MotherCaroline Ingalls
SiblingsMary Ingalls, Grace Ingalls, Carrie Ingalls
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsNational Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Children's Literature Legacy Award
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