

In Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, Arngrim describes growing up in Hollywood with her eccentric parents: Thor Arngrim, a talent manager to Liberace and others, whose appetite for publicity was insatiable, and legendary voice actress Norma MacMillan, who played both Gumby and Casper the Friendly Ghost. Though millions of Little House on the Prairieviewers hated Nellie Oleson and her evil antics, Arngrim grew to love her character-and the freedom and confidence Nellie inspired in her. Here is a brief overview of Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated.įor seven years, Alison Arngrim played a wretched, scheming, selfish, lying, manipulative brat on one of TV history’s most beloved series.


Books and articles by and about the actors who starred in the Little House on the Prairie TV series provide a behind-the-scenes look at the show and how it affected the lives of the people making it.
