Greetings,

I am a first-time poster and a longtime fan of the show (also somewhat of a in-the-closest fan since a 35-year-old male doesn't really fit the show's demographic -- I just love the time period).
Anyway, since there are many "experts" on here, I have been curious about something for a number of years.
When Melissa Sue Anderson auditioned or received the part to play Mary, did she know that she would be playing a blind character down the road in the series?
Also, did she ever get any kind of awards for her portrayal of Mary?
I really think she did a great job as the Mary character evolved.

Melissa did get an Emmy nomination for the episode in which Mary goes blind ("I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away"). I think she had to have known Mary would go blind down the road, as it happened to the real Mary and was in the books. Here's an interview:

http://www.zunshine.com/littlehouse/anderson.html

Also - I found these on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iF-eS-8LGQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptcw1gw7ToU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xsWQXE3B8E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyKD-cBro4k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MZjjM17I8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFbAompjQhA&feature=related

As you can see, MSA still looks great today!! :cool:

Melissa did get an Emmy nomination for the episode in which Mary goes blind ("I'll Be Waving As You Drive Away"). I think she had to have known Mary would go blind down the road, as it happened to the real Mary and was in the books. Here's an interview:

http://www.zunshine.com/littlehouse/anderson.html
I never knew that Marry went blind because I never read the books. I remember when I first saw that episode when it originally aired. I was just stunned. It was one of the first tv episodes that really got to me. She deserved an emmy.

Greetings,

I am a first-time poster and a longtime fan of the show (also somewhat of a in-the-closest fan since a 35-year-old male doesn't really fit the show's demographic -- I just love the time period).
Anyway, since there are many "experts" on here, I have been curious about something for a number of years.
When Melissa Sue Anderson auditioned or received the part to play Mary, did she know that she would be playing a blind character down the road in the series?
Also, did she ever get any kind of awards for her portrayal of Mary?
I really think she did a great job as the Mary character evolved.im a 38 year old male little house fan welcome to sitcoms online

That was a great interview of Melissa Sue Anderson. :)

That was a great interview of Melissa Sue Anderson. :)
Yeah, I think it was a bonus on one of the DVD sets.