Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts Trivia
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Pernell thought a lot of the writing and characterization in Bonanza was racist and sexist.
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Pernell wore a hair piece for his part as Adam on Bonanza.
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Pernell bought a guitar and learned to play at 32.
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Pernell was an only child.
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Pernell recorded an album in 1962 entitled "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies."
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Pernell is an accomplished singer, performing on several episodes of Bonanza, and even recording a couple of albums!
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Pernell's parents were Pernell and Betty Roberts.
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Pernell was married and divorced three times.
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Pernell's son, Jonathan, was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1989.
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Pernell had one son, Jonathan Christopher, by his first wife Vera.
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Pernell landed his role on Bonanza in 1959.
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Pernell has been a butcher, forest ranger, and a railroad riveter.
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Pernell flunked out of both Georgia Tech and the University of Maryland.
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Pernell was in the Marines for two years.
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Pernell is 6'2" tall.
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Pernell is the last surviving original 'Cartwright' from Bonanza.
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Pernell took part in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965.
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Pernell: I had six seasons of playing the eldest son on (Bonanza). Six seasons of feeling like a damned idiot, going around -- me, like a middle-aged teenager, saying, "Yes, Pa," "No, Pa" on cue. It was downright disgusting -- such dialogue for a grown man. I felt I wasn't being taken seriously as an actor, and that's like death to one's talent...Stuck as Adam Cartwright, I was only able to use about one-tenth of my ability.
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Pernell: I distinguished myself by flunking out of college three times.
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Pernell: I'm never satisfied with my own work.
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