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This extensive biographical text is an overview of the life and career of American actor, writer, and director Michael Landon, born Eugene Maurice Orowitz, tracing his journey from his tumultuous childhood to his immense success in television. The article details his professional longevity, primarily through starring roles in three major hit series: Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, and Highway to Heaven, where he often served in multiple capacities as actor, executive producer, and writer. Biographical details cover his early years, his large family, political viewpoints, and his brief career as a recording artist, alongside lists of his extensive filmography and awards and honors. The source concludes by recounting his battle with pancreatic cancer and his death at age 54 in 1991, as well as the lasting legacy and retrospective accounts from colleagues regarding his professional and personal demeanor.