Earl Hamner Jr.

Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (born on July 10, 1923 in Schuyler, Virginia) is a television writer and producer, best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s on long-running shows such as The Waltons (which was about Hamner's own family) and Falcon Crest.

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July 10 - 1923 - Schuyler, Virginia - Television - Writer - Producer - The Waltons - Falcon Crest

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He is also sometimes credited as Earl Hamner.

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He has a collection of 50 Bonsai trees.

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He based the cantankerous Walton's family grandparents in the popular television series on his own maternal Italian-American grandparents, Ora Lee and A. Gianniny, an anglicized version of the Italian name "Giannini".

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