- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEarl Henry Hamner Jr.
- 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 1988. The show starred Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Robert Foxworth, and Susan Sullivan. The show was set in the Napa Valley of California, and centered on the power and intrigues of families in the wine producing industry.
- IMDb mini biography by: Robert "Inky" Intlekofer
- SpouseJane M. Hamner(October 16, 1954 - March 24, 2016) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenCaroline Jane Hamner
- ParentsEarl Henry Hamner Sr.
- RelativesOrla Lee Mann Giannini(Grandparent)Colonel Anderson Giannini(Grandparent)Walter Clifton Hamner(Grandparent)
- Hamner based the grandparents in his popular television series The Waltons (1972) on his own maternal Italian-American grandparents Ora Lee and A. Gianniny, an Anglicized version of the Italian name Giannini.
- He was the last surviving writer to have worked on The Twilight Zone (1959).
- Eldest brother of Bill Hamner, Clifton Hamner, James Hamner, Paul Hamner, Audrey Hankins, Marion Hawkes, and Nancy Jameson.
- Has a collection of 50 bonsai trees.
- Son of Earl Henry Hamner, Sr., and Doris Hamner.
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