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- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- July 10, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Schuyler, Nelson County Virginia, United States
- Died
- March 24, 2016
Earl Hamner, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Earl Henry Hamner, Jr. (born on July 10, 1923 in Schuyler, Virginia) is an American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s on the long-running CBS series The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he is best known for the novel 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 voiceover narration. He based the cantankerous Walton family grandparents in the popular television series on his own maternal Italian-American grandparents, Ora Lee and Colonel Anderson Gianniny, an anglicized version of the Italian surname "Giannini". In 1954, Hamner wrote "Hit and Run", an episode of the NBC legal drama Justice in which guest star E.G. Marshall plays a m…
Filmography
movieThe Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002 · Screenplay, Story
tvThe Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Writer
movieThe Education of Little Tree
1997 · Teleplay
movieA Walton Easter
1997 · Writer
movieA Mother's Gift
1995 · Writer
movieA Walton Wedding
1995 · Characters
movieA Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993 · Executive Producer, Characters
The Magic Paintbrush
movieThe Magic Paintbrush
1993 · Writer
movieChristmas in America
1989 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieThe Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
1983 · Teleplay
tvBoone
1983 · Writer, Creator
movieA Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
1982 · Narrator, Writer
movieA Wedding on Waltons Mountain
1982 · Narrator (voice)
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Writer, Producer, Creator
movieThe Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
1980 · , Writer
Joshua's World
movieJoshua's World
1980 · Executive Producer, Writer
movieLassie: The New Beginning
1978 · Story
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieWhere the Lilies Bloom
1974 · Writer
Apple's Way
tvApple's Way
1974 · Producer, Creator
movieA Dream for Christmas
1973 · Story
movieCharlotte's Web
1973 · Writer
tvThe Waltons
1972 · Narrator, Writer, Producer, Creator
movieThe Homecoming: A Christmas Story
1971 · Teleplay, Novel
Aesop's Fables
movieAesop's Fables
1971 · Writer
tvNanny and the Professor
1970 · Writer
movieHeidi
1968 · Teleplay
tvGentle Ben
1967 · Writer
tvThe Invaders
1967 · Writer
CBS Playhouse
tvCBS Playhouse
1966 · Writer
tvABC Stage 67
1966 · Teleplay
moviePalm Springs Weekend
1963 · Screenplay
movieSpencer's Mountain
1963 · Novel
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Writer
movieThe Hound Of Heaven
1953 · Writer