MICHAEL LANDON - DOCUMENT SIGNED 07/24/1980 - HFSID 288698
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MICHAEL LANDON
He accepts the terms of an agreement he will later refuse to honor,
withdrawing as an Emmy presenter in support of a Screen Actors Guild boycott of
the ceremony.
Documentary Letter signed: "Michael Landon", 2 pages, 8½x11. Los
Angeles, California, 1980 July 24. Landon signs his acceptance of an
agreement between Lynn Productions, Inc., of Los Angeles, and NBC Entertainment,
loaning Michael Landon to the network for the 32nd Annual Emmy Awards
ceremony. In the event of a breach of contract, or the dissolution of Lynn
Productions, NBC will not be required to pursue other remedies before going
after Landon himself. For all practical purposes, he is to be considered an
employee of NBC during this appearance. Actor, producer, director and writer
Michael Landon (1936-1991) is the only actor to have three consecutive
shows on television that ran for five years or more: Bonanza (1959-1973,
on which he starred as Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright), Little House on the
Prairie (1974-1983, as Charles Philip "Pa" Ingalls) and Highway to
Heaven (1984-1989, as Jonathan Smith). Charles Ingalls, Landon's
character on Little House on the Prairie, was ranked #4 in TV
Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (June 20, 2004 issue).
In early 1991, after 35 years of working on NBC, Landon moved to CBS to star in
the pilot of a two-hour movie, Us, in which he played a man released from
a long prison term after being cleared of a murder for which he was wrongfully
convicted. This was going to be another one of Landon's shows but, in April
1991, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 54 when he died on July 1,
1991. One of television's most creative stars on both sides of the
camera, Landon was never nominated for the Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences Emmy Award. However, in 1994, he was inducted posthumously into the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. His daughter,
Jennifer Landon (b. 1983), who appeared with her father in one episode of
Highway to Heaven, won three consecutive Daytime Emmys for As the
World Turns. Michael Landon, scheduled to be a presenter at the 32nd Emmy
Awards, withdrew - along with co-hosts Lee Remick and Bob Newhart, and 51 of the
52 nominees, in support of the striking Screen Actors Guild, which had called
for a boycott of the event. Only Powers Boothe, who won an Emmy for his
portrayal of Reverend Jim Jones in the TV movie The Guyana Tragedy,
accepted his award.Steve Allen and Dick Clark filled in as hosts. The
strike began in July 1980, so NBC may have asked for this document as a
precaution. If so, NBC apparently was bluffing. The network pursued no legal
remedies against Landon, and the SAG (and AFTRA) won a large increase in minimum
wages and a share of royalties from TV movies. Filing holes at top edge.
Staple at top left corner. Lightly creased. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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