There was only one Adam Cartwright. He was portrayed by actor Perness Roberts. Unhappy with character development Roberts left the series after the sixth season. A new character was developed, Candy who worked with the Cartwrights.
No. The actor who played Adam Cartwright left the show but the door was left open, so to speak, for him to return if he ever changed his mind. Thus, Adam Cartwright was not killed off, but instead, left he Ponderosa to become a sailor.
He did have a son when he left the series so maybe he did.
Yes , the late Pernell Roberts (born May 18, 1928) passed away January 24, 2010 from pancreatic cancer .
[He was written out of the show.]
No, but the character Adam was educated back east. You may have confused him with Richard Long's character on The Big Valley who was an attorney.
Pernell Roberts, the actor who played Adam Cartwright, did not die in the TV series. In real life he died 3 January 2010
No. Don't think so. I was an avid watcher of the show.
The character Little Joe did not die on the tv series Bonanza. He was the only of the brothers to marry during the regular tv series. Michael Landon, the actor who played Joe Cartwright, died years later (July 1, 1991) suffering from pancreatic cancer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_(character)
Elizabeth Stoddard, Adam Cartwright's mother and first wife of Ben, died shortly after giving birth to their only child Adam.
Bonanza - 1959 Ballad of the Ponderosa - 8.10 was released on: USA: 13 November 1966
Pernell Roberts, the actor who played Adam Cartwright, did not die in the TV series. In real life he died 3 January 2010
No. Don't think so. I was an avid watcher of the show.
Adam's ma died in child birth.
Alexander Cartwright died on July 12, 1892, apparently of an infection from a boil on his neck.
The character Little Joe did not die on the tv series Bonanza. He was the only of the brothers to marry during the regular tv series. Michael Landon, the actor who played Joe Cartwright, died years later (July 1, 1991) suffering from pancreatic cancer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_(character)
Fairfax Cartwright died in 1881.
David Cartwright died in 1997.
Stephen Cartwright died in 2004.
Hugh Cartwright died in 1572.
Samuel Cartwright died in 1864.
William Cartwright - actor - died in 1686.
George Cartwright - trader - died in 1819.