Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

ajschak · 12-12-2009, 09:13 PM

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.

catlover79 · 12-12-2009, 09:31 PM

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

catlover79 · 12-12-2009, 09:36 PM

Also - I found these on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iF-e...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptcw1...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xsWQ...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyKD-...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MZj...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFbAo...eature=related

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

Mr. Television · 12-12-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

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.

70s show watcher · 12-13-2009, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajschak

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

janet42 · 12-13-2009, 10:52 AM

That was a great interview of Melissa Sue Anderson.

catlover79 · 12-13-2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janet42

That was a great interview of Melissa Sue Anderson.

Yeah, I think it was a bonus on one of the DVD sets.

12-12-2009, 09:13 PM	#1
ajschak Member First Time Poster Join Date: Dec 12, 2009 Posts: 1	Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary 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.

12-12-2009, 09:31 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	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
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12-12-2009, 09:36 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Also - I found these on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iF-e...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptcw1...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xsWQ...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyKD-...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MZj...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFbAo...eature=related As you can see, MSA still looks great today!!

12-13-2009, 10:52 AM	#6
janet42 Three's Company Fan! Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,757	That was a great interview of Melissa Sue Anderson.