Nellie Oleson is a fictional character in the Little House series of autobiographical children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
15 Facts About Nellie Oleson
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Nellie Oleson was portrayed by Alison Arngrim in the NBC television show Little House on the Prairie, where her role is much expanded.
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In 1891 they went to Tillamook, Oregon, where Nellie Oleson taught school and in 1893 married Henry Francis Kirry.
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Nellie Oleson died on November 2,1949, in Oregon and is buried in Forest View Cemetery in Forest Grove, Oregon.
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Nellie Oleson's remains were brought back to De Smet, South Dakota, and buried in the local cemetery.
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Nellie Oleson was reportedly very attractive and was very interested in Almanzo Wilder.
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Nellie Oleson was possibly the girl who convinced him to take her on several buggy rides, which were described in These Happy Golden Years.
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Oleson stars in Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls, a book by Tui T Sutherland, published by HarperCollins in 2007.
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Early in the series, the character of Nellie Oleson closely resembled her counterpart from the books - mainly as portrayed in On the Banks of Plum Creek.
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Nellie Oleson had long, elaborately curled hair, acted very prissy and spoiled - yet underneath, she could display a vicious and manipulative personality.
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Nellie Oleson took after her doting mother Harriet, while father Nels tended to be more stern with his two children and had little tolerance for Nellie Oleson's often cruel antics.
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For example, on the episode called "The Cheaters", Mrs Oleson finds out Nellie has cheated and started hitting Nellie with her jacket, while chasing her out of the schoolyard.
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At first, Nellie Oleson balked, showing great incompetence in the hospitality business.
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Nellie Oleson becomes friendly with Laura in her adult years and Laura attended her wedding.
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Nellie Oleson's resulting departure was explained by having her move with Percival and their twins to New York to run the family business when Percival's father falls ill; the move is made permanent when Percival's father dies.