Several famous people started successful careers after age 55 . Laura Ingalls Wilder was elected to his second public office at age 50 . ` ` The Colonel '' had a relatively successful restaurant and motel on U.S. 25 in Corbin , Kentucky , but when Interstate 75 opened seven miles from Sanders ' restaurant , his business begin to dwindle . ` Little House on the Prairie '' Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her first novel at 7 .
Several famous people started successful careers after age 55 . Laura Ingalls Wilder was elected to his second public office at age 50 . `` Little House on the Prairie '' Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her first novel at 7 .