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Famed late actor Michael Landon was known for being a doting husband and father on-screen

In real life, the star was married three times and had nine children

Landon met two of his wives while working on two of his most famous projects

Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon was a beloved on-screen husband who was married three times off-screen: to Dodie Levy-Fraser, Marjorie Lynn Noe and Cindy Clerico.

Throughout his career, Landon appeared in family-friendly entertainment. He spent 14 seasons as Little Joe on Bonanza, then eight seasons on Little House on the Prairie as Pa Ingalls and five seasons on Highway to Heaven.

Landon met two of his wives through his television shows. He was married to Levy-Fraser from 1956 to 1962, when he was still struggling

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