Laura Ingalls Wilder | |
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 Laura Ingalls Wilder, circa 1885 | |
| Born | Laura Elizabeth Ingalls February 7, 1867 Pepin County, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 1957 (aged 90) Mansfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Period | 1911–1957 (as a writer) |
| Genre | Diaries, essays, family saga (children's historical novels) |
| Subject | Midwestern and Western |
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| Notable awards | Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal est. 1954 |
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| Children | 2, including Rose Wilder Lane |
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Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American writer. The Little House on the Prairie series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.[1]
The television series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983) was loosely based on the books, and starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura and Michael Landon as her father, Charles Ingalls.[2]
- ^ "Laura Ingalls Wilder | Biography, Books, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Little House on the Prairie, archived from the original on April 27, 2019, retrieved May 14, 2019