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Michael Landon

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Michael Landon
  • Birth Name: Eugene Maurice Orowitz
  • Birth Place: Forest Hills, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/31/1936, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 07/01/1991
  • Profession: Actor; director; producer; screenwriter
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Michael Landon Fast Facts:
  • Let his hair grow long after watching the 1949 version of Samson and Delilah because he believed it would make him strong.
  • Set a national high-school record in javelin.
  • Lost his athletic scholarship to USC after suffering a torn ligament in his shoulder and subsequently dropped out of school.
  • Picked his acting name out of a telephone directory.
  • Inducted posthumously into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1995.
  • Michael Landon Relationships:
  • Cheryl Landon - Stepdaughter
  • Christopher Landon - Son
  • Cindy Landon - Wife
  • Dodie Levy-Fraser - Ex-wife
  • Eli Maurice Orowitz - Father
  • Jennifer Landon - Daughter
  • Josh Landon - Son
  • Leslie Ann Landon - Daughter
  • Lynn Noe - Ex-wife
  • Mark Landon - Son
  • Michael Landon Jr. - Son
  • Peggy Orowitz - Mother
  • Sean Matthew Landon - Son
  • Shawna Leigh Landon - Daughter
  • Michael Landon Awards:
  • 1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA