Ed Friendly

A TV producer (and not to be confused with veteran TV news producer Fred Friendly), Ed Friendly brought shows to the screen for adults and children alike. For adults that included the ground-breaking Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973). "Ed could really make the deals," said his production partner George Schlatter. "He sold the 'Laugh-In' pilot to Timex to sponsor and then to NBC. The cost of the special was about $200,000, which seems impossible now." The show went on to be a hit with its cutting edge comedy. For children, Friendly's wife urged him to create a series from a book their daughter was reading. He didn't do it until he noticed his daughter was reading the books again and again, so he purchased the rights to Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie. The resulting show was also a hit, running from 1974 to 1983. Friendly was a bit upset that the show became a starring vehicle for Michael Landon, so he also produced "a faithful adaptation" of Little House as a miniseries in 2005. Friendly died from cancer at his southern California home on June 17. He was 85. From This is True for 17 June 2007 Suggestions for further reading: Little House On The Prairie Low Price CD by Laura Ingalls Wilder Amazon Price: $10.76 Customer Review: My wife bought this audio book for her mother, who is a longtime fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Mom, unfortunately, has been suffering from failing eyesight in recent years and can no longer pick up a book and read her favorite authors for herself. W...   Little Town on the Prairie (Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder Amazon Price: $8.99 Customer Review: In the other books, Laura and her family were more isolated. Part of this was of course due to her youth, but as Laura moves into womanhood, she is able to enjoy and do more things, and be treated more as an adult, including getting jobs to help rais...   Little House on the Prairie (Little House, No 2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder Amazon Price: $6.99 Customer Review: This book is a classic of American literature, BUT to appreciate it as so, one needs to understand the historical context this book was written in. Yes, the comments in there about Native Americans are horrible and racist when you look at them in tod...   Beyond the Heather Hills (Little House) by Melissa Wiley Amazon Price: $6.99 Customer Review: My daughter has already read the Laure Ingle Wilder series and loved them so much she wanted to read more from the series. I encourage it not because it is good to read (though it is), but also because I love the fact that I don't have to worry abou...   Little House on the Prairie Boxed Set by Laura Ingalls Wilder Amazon Price: Customer Review: This collection of Little House Books are ideal for the better second grade reader through fifth grade & possibly higher.The tales of early life are interesting & keep you moving through chapters to the next book. There are two or three books that ca...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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