Mark Landon
Mark Landon | |
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| Born | Mark Fraser October 1, 1948 |
| Died | May 11, 2009 (aged 60) West Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–1997 |
| Parent(s) | Dodie Levy-Fraser Michael Landon (adoptive father) |
| Relatives | Leslie Landon (adoptive sister) Michael Landon Jr. (adoptive brother) Christopher B. Landon (adoptive brother) Jennifer Landon (adoptive sister) Rachel Matthews (adoptive niece) |
Mark Landon (October 1, 1948 – May 11, 2009) was an American actor, and son of Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon.
Life and career[]
Mark Fraser Landon was adopted in 1956, aged 8, by the 20-year-old actor Michael Landon. Mark's biological mother was Michael's then wife, Dodie Levy-Fraser. His adoptive paternal grandfather was Jewish,[1] whereas his adoptive paternal grandmother was Catholic, although his adoptive father was raised Jewish.[2]
Mark Landon appeared in three movies, including the CBS television movie Us (1991), which was written and directed by Michael Landon shortly before his death in 1991. It aired a few months after Michael Landon died. Mark also had a small role as a Navy SEAL in the 1997 movie Goodbye America.
Death[]
Mark Landon was found dead at his West Hollywood home in the 1300 block of North Sweetzer Avenue around noon on May 11, 2009, at age 60. He was interred at the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California, in the same crypt as his father.
West Hollywood sheriff's investigators stated that there was no suspicion of foul play.[3]
References[]
- ^ "His Early Days Were Fun". Philadelphia Daily News. July 2, 1991.
In a 1985 interview, Landon claimed he ate lunch alone at Collingswood High School, that he never had a date as a teen-ager because no Christian father in the town would allow his daughter to go out with a Jew.
- ^ Landon Wilson, Cheryl (1992). I Promised My Dad: An Intimate Portrait of Michael Landon by His Eldest Daughter. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 28.
- ^ "Mark Landon Dead At 60". 2009-07-27. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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- Mark Landon at IMDb
- 1948 births
- 2009 deaths
- American male television actors
- American people of Jewish descent
- Male actors from Greater Los Angeles
- Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
- 20th-century American male actors
- Michael Landon family