Earl Hamner, Jr.

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 man haunted by his crime of striking a newsboy on a bicycle and fleeing the scene of the accident. Hamner also contributed eight episodes in the early 1960s to the CBS science fiction series The Twilight Zone. His first script acceptance for the series was his big writing break in Hollywood. He created two less successful series, Boone on NBC (1983–1984), starring Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin, and Apple's Way (1974–1975) on CBS with Ronny Cox. Hamner used family names to title his projects: Spencer (Spencer's Mountain) is the maiden name of his paternal grandmother Susan Henry Spencer Hamner. "The Waltons" comes from his paternal grandfather Walter Clifton Hamner and great-grandfather Walter Leland Hamner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Hamner, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title : Earl Hamner, Jr.
  • Popularity : 4.201
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1923-07-10
  • Place of Birth : Schuyler, Nelson County Virginia, United States
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Earl Hamner, Jr. Movies

  • 1982
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    A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

    A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

    7 1982 HD

    Most of the Waltons have split up in the days approaching Thanksgiving 1947. But most of the family begins to arrive at Walton's Mountain begging...

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  • 1973
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    Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web

    6.8 1973 HD

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  • 1963
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    Palm Springs Weekend

    Palm Springs Weekend

    4.9 1963 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Education of Little Tree

    The Education of Little Tree

    6.8 1997 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    7.2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    7.2 1971 HD

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  • 1974
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    Where the Lilies Bloom

    Where the Lilies Bloom

    6.111 1974 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Walton Wedding

    A Walton Wedding

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1968
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    Heidi

    Heidi

    6.1 1968 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

    The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

    5.6 1983 HD

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  • 1971
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    Aesop's Fables

    Aesop's Fables

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1989
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    Christmas in America

    Christmas in America

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Christmas in America

    Christmas in America

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

    A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

    7 1982 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

    The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

    8.5 2008 HD

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  • 1993
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    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    7.5 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    7.5 1993 HD

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  • 1978
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    Lassie: The New Beginning

    Lassie: The New Beginning

    4.8 1978 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Dream for Christmas

    A Dream for Christmas

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1963
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    Spencer's Mountain

    Spencer's Mountain

    6.7 1963 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Magic Paintbrush

    The Magic Paintbrush

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1980
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    Joshua's World

    Joshua's World

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Joshua's World

    Joshua's World

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1997
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    A Walton Easter

    A Walton Easter

    6.5 1997 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Mother's Gift

    A Mother's Gift

    8.5 1995 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Hound Of Heaven

    The Hound Of Heaven

    1 1953 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

    The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale

    8.5 2008 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Waltons

    The Waltons

    7.1 1972 HD

    The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

    Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    5.6 1970 HD

    Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    5.6 1970 HD

    Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    8.4 1970 HD

    A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    7.5 1970 HD

    Boone is a dramatic television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983 to 1984. It starred Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    5.6 1970 HD

    Nanny and the Professor is an American fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6 1970 HD

    Apple's Way is a television dramedy which aired on CBS from 1974-1975. It was created by Earl Hamner, Jr..

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    7.1 1970 HD

    The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    7.1 1970 HD

    The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.3 1970 HD

    Gentle Ben is an American family series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1967 to April 27, 1969. The series follows the adventures, in the...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    7 1970 HD

    CBS Playhouse is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1970. Airing twelve plays over the course of its run, the series...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.8 1970 HD

    The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.8 1970 HD

    Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    5.6 1970 HD

    Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    7.1 1970 HD

    The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    7.5 1970 HD

    Boone is a dramatic television series which was broadcast on NBC from 1983 to 1984. It starred Tom Byrd and Barry Corbin. Byrd played teenager Boone...

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  • 1970
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6 1970 HD

    Apple's Way is a television dramedy which aired on CBS from 1974-1975. It was created by Earl Hamner, Jr..

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