News about Karen Grassle

It's been 50 years since Little House on the Prairie premiered on CBS in 1974. The cast of the show reunited earlier this month at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco. Karen Grassle, Alison Arngrim, Melissa Sue Anderson, Matthew Labyorteaux, and Wendi Lou Lee sat on a panel and reflected on their favorite memories from the show. They also addressed fans questions about a reboot or reunion of the beloved series. 'There have been lots of attempts to do a Little House on the Prairie again,' Grassle, 82, who played the show's matriarch Caroline Ingalls, explained to People.

On Good Morning America this week, there was a Little House On The Prairie reunion. Melissa Gilbert (who appeared Laura), Karen Grassle (Laura's mother Caroline), and Alison Arngrim (Laura's nemesis, Nellie Oleson) were all on the same side to revisit the 1970s-1980s television series. They are also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the series ahead of a big bash in Simi Valley this weekend. The show was shot in California, where it was shot. The ladies are ecstatic to learn that it has already been 50 years old. 'It's overwhelming, actually,' Gilbert said. I'm remembering so much from my childhood and so much of my childhood, as well as a slew of happy experiences and emotional encounters with all of these people.'

Hersha Parady, a Prairie girl, has died as a result of a brain tumor battle. Alice Garvey, a retired Walnut Grove schoolteacher, died at the age of 78. Hersha died in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday at her son's home. Jonathan Peverall, her son, confirmed the sad news to The Hollywood Reporter.