https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/little-house-prairie-star-reveals-wild-friendship-jim-morrison-before-wholesome-tv-fame
"Stewart, 84, still savors the memories of her past — especially the years before fame, spent in the company of The Doors singer. The pair first crossed paths when she owned a clothing boutique called Liquid Butterfly, where she made cowboy shirts and peasant dresses across the street from Elektra Records.
After spotting Morrison peering through her storefront window, the two quickly became friends.
"We would go out for drinks," she told Fox News Digital. "He was quite a drinker, and often he needed to be driven home. So I would take him to my house because he trusted me."
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Cool story — here's the deal, based on what Charlotte Stewart (Miss Beadle from Little House on the Prairie) has said about her friendship with Jim Morrison:
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What Actually Happened
1. They met through her boutique
Stewart ran a clothing store called Liquid Butterfly, located right across from Elektra Records in L.A.
Morrison would hang around her shop — she made cowboy shirts and peasant dresses.
2. Close, trusting friendship
They went out for drinks often, and Morrison apparently drank a lot. Stewart would sometimes drive him home.
She described their bond as "trusted friends" — not a traditional romantic relationship.
But she did call it "a friend with benefits."
3. Road trip during a rough time
In 1969, when Morrison faced serious legal trouble in Florida, he asked Stewart to leave town with him.
They drove up Highway 1 (the Pacific Coast): motels, stops in small bars, just getting away.
They visited Hearst Castle. Stewart filmed much of the trip on her Super 8 camera.
He had grown a full beard — she said some of her friends didn't even realize it was him.
They spent four days on the road.
4. He dropped her off — and they never saw each other again
Eventually, they returned to L.A. He dropped her off at her store.
She said she never saw him again after that trip.
Morrison died in 1971, just months after their road trip.
5. How Stewart viewed him & his death
Stewart said she never saw him using drugs—in her telling, he was a heavy drinker, but not a drug user.
She was very affected by his death. She said she was "heartbroken" when she heard.
She emphasized again that their relationship "was not a romance," but more of a deep friendship.
Why It's Interesting / Significant
It's a pretty surprising connection: someone known for a very wholesome TV role (Miss Beadle) having that real, almost countercultural relationship with a rock legend like Jim Morrison.
The story humanizes Morrison: Stewart portrays him not just as a wild frontman, but as someone who genuinely trusted her and leaned on her during a scary time.
It also sheds light on Stewart's life before TV fame — she was a hippie-era boutique owner, living a very different life than what fans of Little House might assume.
