Adam Kendall

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Adam Kendall
Played by	Linwood Boomer
Gender	Male
Debut	I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away
Occupation	Teacher, Lawyer

Adam Kendall is the husband of Mary Ingalls and father of Adam Kendall Jr., who died in a fire at the blind school in Walnut Grove. Adam first met Mary while she was at the Iowa School for the Blind where he worked as a teacher. At first, Mary despised Adam, but eventually the two fell in love and got married.

After moving the blind school and combining it with Hester-Sue Terhune's school they stayed in Walnut Grove until it was burned down by a fire that was accidentally caused by Albert Ingalls and a friend.

Years later in a freak accident Adam's sight was restored. Being fascinated with the court system he became a lawyer. Adam set up his first law office in Walnut Grove but eventually left because of the small need for a lawyer in the town.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Adam Kendall was portrayed by actor Linwood Boomer in all of his appearances.