50 ‘Bonanza’ Secrets That Are Worth Knowing

37. Michael Landon Had Many Failed Attempts at Writing Scripts

A young Michael Landon had aspirations of writing scripts when he first started working on Bonanza. He even went as far as submitting numerous script ideas to David Dortort, the show’s main producer, but they were denied. However one day he finally submitted a good one and it made it to production and eventually landed himself a role as a writer.



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