Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (July 10, 1923 – March 24, 2016) was an American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator …

Meet the Hamner family, the REAL Waltons that inspired the TV show.

Jul 27, 2022 · Born in Nelson County, Hamner served in the Army during World War II (1939–1945) before attending Northwestern University and the University of Cincinnati. He then worked in radio …

Best known as the creator, executive producer, and warm narrative voice of the long-running television series The Waltons, writer Earl Hamner died Thursday, March 24, in Los Angeles at Cedars Sinai …

When he was a young man, dreaming of becoming a writer, a magazine editor, Mina Barton, advised him to write about something from the heart that he was passionate about. She told him to "Write …

Hamner is the creator of the well-known U.S. prime time television soap opera Falcon Crest, which aired for nine seasons on CBS in 1981-1990. He also adapted the children’s book Charlotte’s Web into a …

Earl Hamner Jr.. Writer: The Waltons. Immortal as the creator of rural family classic "The Waltons" 1972 to 1981, he was also the Creator and Executive Producer for the show "Falcon Crest'' 1981 thru …