Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (born July 10, 1923 in Schuyler, Virginia), was 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 was 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 voiceover narration.
Has a collection of 50 bonsai trees.
Hamner based the grandparents in his popular television series "The Waltons" on his own maternal Italian-American grandparents Ora Lee and A. Gianniny, an Anglicized version of the Italian name Giannini.
Father of Scott Hamner.
Eldest brother of Bill Hamner , Clifton Hamner , James Hamner , Paul Hamner , Audrey Hankins , Marion Hawkes , and Nancy Jameson.
Son of Earl Henry Hamner, Sr., and Doris Hamner.
Every child must have chores to do. It gives them dignity in work and the joy of labor. .
