Earl Hamner Jr.
- January 10, 2024
- Tv Producer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Earl Hamner Jr. |
| Occupation | TV Producer |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 10, 1923(1923-07-10) |
| Age | 101 |
| Date Of Death | March 24, 2016, Los Angeles, CA |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Virginia |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Earl Hamner Jr. Biography
| Name | Earl Hamner Jr. |
| Birthday | Jul 10 |
| Birth Year | 1923 |
| Place Of Birth | Virginia |
| Home Town | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Siblings | Nancy Hamner Jamerson, Audrey Hamner Hankins, MORE |
| Spouse | Jane Martin |
Earl Hamner Jr. is one of the most popular and richest TV Producer who was born on July 10, 1923 in Virginia, Virginia, United States. Best known for creating and narrating The Waltons, a television series based on his 1961 novel Spencer’s Mountain, this Virginia-born author also penned numerous episodes of The Twilight Zone and wrote the screenplays for such films and soap operas as Palm Springs Weekend and Falcon Crest.
Richard Thomas was one of the stars of Hamner’s television series, The Waltons.
He grew up in Nelson County, Virginia. He based the grandparents in The Waltons on his maternal grandparents, Colonel Anderson and Ora Lee Gianniny, and devised the show’s title by slightly adjusting the name of his paternal grandfather, Walter Clifton Hamner.
Earl Hamner Jr. Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | TV Producer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Earl Hamner Jr. is one of the richest TV Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Earl Hamner Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He published his first novel, Fifty Roads to Town, in 1953.
Though best known for The Waltons and Falcon Crest, he also created two other, shorter-lived television series: Boone and Apple’s Way.
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Who is Earl Hamner Jr. Dating?
According to our records, Earl Hamner Jr. married to Jane Martin. As of December 1, 2023, Earl Hamner Jr.’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Earl Ranked on the list of most popular TV Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Earl Hamner Jr. celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.
Did the Hamner family really own a mountain?
People have been asking for more than four decades if “the family is real” and “is there a ‘real’ Walton’s Mountain?” The answer is yes. Though the names might be different Earl Hamner based the show on his memories of growing up in rural Virginia with his family during the depression.
Is the real John-Boy Walton still alive?
He was 92. Hamner died in Los Angeles and had recently been battling pneumonia, said Ray Castro Jr., a friend of Hamner’s who produced a documentary, Earl Hamner Storyteller, about the writer. Castro said he learned about Hamner’s death from the writer’s daughter, Caroline.
Was The Waltons based on Earl Hamner's life?
Set in Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains during the Depression, and based on Hamner’s own childhood , The Waltons struck a sentimental chord with American audiences after the turbulent 1960s and was also a success with TV viewers worldwide.
Are any of the Hamner family still alive?
Bill Hamner (l) died in 1989. His wife, Brenda, lives in the Richmond, Virginia area. Bill’s three children are Harold, Hope and Gail. Paul Hamner (r) lives in Tom’s River, New Jersey and is retired from the Baker Shoe Store chain.
Who owns Waltons Mountain now?
The new owners, Carole Johnson of Ukiah, California, Ray Castro of New Jersey, and Kirstin DeMaio of Michigan, plan to open it up for tours. The Waltons Hamner House opens Friday and tickets will be available at the Walton Mountain Museum across the street.