You won’t believe where Michael Landon got his stage name.
Michael Landon was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz back in 1936. That wasn’t very Hollywood so he picked up a phone book and flipped pages until he saw a stage name that he liked – Michael Landon.
You Won’t Believe Where Michael Landon Got His Stage Name
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Hoss was the first major young male character to be killed off.
Dan Blocker died in real life after the 13th season of Bonanza. Therefore, the producers had to write Hoss out of the show. This was a shocking event as no other young male character had been killed off on network television before. It’s practically the norm nowadays, yeah, we’re talkin’ to you Game of Thrones!
Hoss Was The First Major Young Male Character To Be Killed Off
