7 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Little House On The Prairie’
on Dec 28, 2017
New York Daily News
5. Two Of The Actors Are Siblings
Other than the Ingalls family, the other main family in Little House on the Prairie was the Olesons. The son, Willie, was played by actor Jonathan Gilbert, who shares a last name with the actress who played Laura.
If you never picked up on it before, Jonathan and Melissa Gilbert are siblings in real life. Jonathan is Melissa’s adopted younger brother, but unlike his sister, he has left the acting business behind. He is now stockbroker, while Melissa maintains an active career as an actress.
