Earl Hamner, Jr.
American actor and writer (1923-2016) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 92
Earl Henry Hamner Jr. was an American television writer and producer, best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, The Waltons and Falcon Crest.
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Close ties
- Harry Harris Directed The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980)
Lee Rich Produced The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Judy Norton Taylor Also in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
David W. Harper Also in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Eric Scott Also in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Kami Cotler Also in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Jon Walmsley Also in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Delbert Mann Directed Heidi (1968)
Mary Elizabeth McDonough Also in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Helen Kleeb Also in A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Joe Conley Also in A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Mary Jackson Also in A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Ronnie Claire Edwards Also in A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Lynn Hamilton Also in A Dream for Christmas (1973)
Tony Becker Also in A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Norman Taurog Directed Palm Springs Weekend (1963)- Iwao Takamoto Directed Charlotte's Web (1973)
Richard Gilliland Also in A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)- Don Chaffey Directed Lassie: The New Beginning (1978)
- Lou Scheimer Produced Aesop's Fables (1971)
Jake Eberts Produced The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Eric Till Directed Christmas in America (1989)- Richard Friedenberg Directed The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Jerry London Directed A Mother's Gift (1995)
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About this person
As a novelist, he is best known for Spencer's Mountain, which was inspired by his own childhood and formed the basis for both the film of the same name and the television series The Waltons, for which he provided voice-over narration at the beginning of most episodes to set the scene and provide context and occasionally at the end of the program.
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In the same film or series as Hamner
Jan SmithersAlso in Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
David WayneAlso in Lassie: The New Beginning (1978)
Polly HollidayAlso in The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983)
Nancy McKeonAlso in A Mother's Gift (1995)
Mika BooremAlso in The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Wendee LeeAlso in The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale (2002)