Jennifer, who was seven when she learned her father had cancer, admitted to having complicated feelings about watching reruns of his shows. Mark went on to book a few acting roles including Us(1991) which. Try again later. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Her cause of death was natural. Actress Melissa Gilbert 's son Michael (born 1995) was named after him. The actor adopted the child and his younger brother. The late celebrity spouse Dodie Levy Fraser was a legal secretary by profession. The following year, he married Cindy, his last wife. They had five children including a film director and producer Christopher Beau Landonand Cheryl Ann Pontrelli as well. Was It Antonio Brown In The Overtime Megan Latest Leaked Video? Follow Celebsuburb for more stories on celebrities. The couple married in 1983, just one year after his divorce was finalized from Marjorie. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. This browser does not support getting your location. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. When Michael Landon died on July 1, 1991, he had walked his daughter Leslie Landon Matthews down the aisle just a few months earlier. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Few in entertainment history can claim two more iconic roles than Little Joe Cartwright on Bonanza and Laura Ingalls' father Charles Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. There was also an increased proportion of lung cancer among Ventura men.". "I had to help him up the stairs." The actor adopted the child and his younger brother. Though the star overcame a horrific childhood and rose to fame with his direction of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven, his dark demons never left him. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Who was Michael Landons first wife Dodie Levy Fraser? There is a problem with your email/password. Chris Landon was the youngest child to come from Landon's second marriage. After the discovery of Landon's cancer in 1991, which had spread to his liver, the actor retreated with his third wife, Cindy, then 34, and their two young children to his 10-acre Malibu ranch, where he girded for the battle with a vegetarian diet, a program of vitamins, enzymes and acupuncture. Two sons shared a strong relationship with their parents though they became apart. Try again later. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Button which opens 'Send us a scoop' formClick here! After four years into a marital relationship, the pair also started a family together, adopting a son Josh Fraser Landon as an infant.