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Jul 23, 2023 · The Homecoming and The Waltons also introduced millions of viewers to the work of longtime novelist and screenwriter Earl Hamner, the programs’ creator, executive producer, and narrative voice. Hamner, who died in 2016, would have turned 100 years of age on July 10 of this year.
Mar 25, 2024 · Earl Hamner Jr. (Passed in 2016) as The Narrator: The Narrator, voiced by Earl Hamner Jr., the show's creator, appears in every episode of The Waltons to lead in and out of the episode. He is supposed to be the future version of John-Boy, recalling events of his past. The late Hamner Jr. was a novelist and a showrunner. He also ...
Sep 4, 2023 · 10 years after "The Hunt," Earl Hamner, Jr. created a television series called "The Waltons," which was also based on his experiences growing up, albeit with fewer angels and demons and...
Oct 9, 2023 · A remake of the first "Waltons" TV movie from exactly 50 years prior, it will be set in rural Virginia in 1933 and feature a whole new cast — with the exception of Richard Thomas, the original John-Boy, who will step into late creator Earl Hamner Jr.'s role as narrator on the November 2021 project.
Nov 26, 2023 · Created by Earl Hamner Jr., "The Waltons" centered on the titular family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II, based on Hamner Jr.'s book "Spencer's Mountain."...
Feb 2, 2024 · The Waltons was created by Earl Hamner Jr., who based the show on his own experiences growing up in a large family during the 1930s and 1940s. Hamner’s childhood memories served as the foundation for the heartwarming stories and characters depicted in the series.
Aug 14, 2023 · From VARIETY by Carmel Dagan. Earl Hamner Jr., the creator and narrator of CBS’ beloved, long-running family drama “The Waltons,” died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 92 and had been diagnosed with cancer in June 2014, according to a Facebook post by his daughter.
Nov 20, 2023 · Nov 20, 2023. The Making of "Earl Hamner - A Joyful Noise" About twenty years ago, my phone rang. It was Earl Hamner. He said, “Jon, it’s your old Uncle Earl. I want to make a CD. I’m going to call it A Joyful Noise. I’ve written some stories, based on the hymns my family used to sing at our little Baptist church in Schuyler.
Apr 30, 2024 · Mar 26, 2017. 1 of 6. Audrey Hamner sits on a bench dedicated to her brother Earl Hamner Jr. during a memorial service for him as part of The Waltons 45th Anniversary Reunion on Sunday in...
Jun 26, 2023 · (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown) NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Nelson County's Board of Supervisors announced a resolution to declare July 8 as “Earl Hamner Jr. and Jimmy Fortune...
