Way I See It: A Look Back At My Life On Little House - Softcover

Anderson, Melissa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762770503 ISBN 13: 9780762770502

Publisher: Globe Pequot, 2011

Synopsis

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A legendary television series
as seen by one of its stars

 

Few television celebrities of the 1970s were as widely known and loved as Melissa Anderson. Her big break came at the age of eleven, when she landed an audition for a pioneer western.” From among more than two hundred young actresses, she was selected to play Mary Ingalls on Michael Landon’s Little House on the Prairie.

 

In The Way I See It, Melissa Anderson remembered by many as the blind sister” tells her side of the story for the first time. From life on the set to her relationships on screen and off with other stars, this is a thoroughly absorbing, season-by-season journey into a series that has touched the lives of hundreds of millions of viewers across America and the world.

Melissa Anderson is an Emmy Award winning actress known to millions for playing Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 to 1983. She played First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 miniseries 10.5: Apocalypse. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born and raised in California, she lives in Montreal, Canada, with her husband, television producer and screenwriter Michael Sloan, and their two children.

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Melissa Anderson is an Emmy Award–winning actress known to millions for playing Mary Ingalls on the NBC television series Little House on the Prairie, which aired from 1974 to 1983. She played First Lady Megan Hollister in the 2006 miniseries 10.5: Apocalypse. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Born and raised in California, she lives in Canada, with her husband, television producer and screenwriter Michael Sloan, and their two children.

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AN EXCERPT
I spotted Mike across the stage and headed in his direction. My heart was racing, and my stomach was tied up in a huge knot.
Um . . . Uh . . . Hey, Mike?”
He turned, saw me, and smiled. Hey, darlin’, how ya doing?”
Uh, well, good . . . I guess.” I was now having trouble looking him in the eye.
Something on your mind, Missy?”
And then, out it came. Is it true? Are you really going to make me go blind next season?” I waited for what seemed forever for my answer.
Yes, Missy, you will be going blind next season.”
My heart sank. I felt sick. The tears sprung up and out before I even had time to digest this news. I couldn’t hold them back. I madly tried to think of something, anything else, so I would stop crying and not humiliate myself any further.
Just about the time I almost really lost it, Mike said, Don’t worry, Missy. It’s going to be great. You’ll see.” He gave me a big hug.
R-r-really?” I sobbed. You’re not going to write me out?”
Of course not,” he said. . . . You have a great future ahead.”
I knew he wasn’t just saying it to make me feel better; he wasn’t that kind of guy. He went on to explain what would happen to Mary, and the show, and how he knew this would be a great opportunity for me. I trusted Mike and chose to accept the wonderful feeling of relief that had come over me. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0762770503
• ISBN 13: 9780762770502
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256