Biography

Doris Hamner was born on March 26, 1904 in Alberene, Virginia, USA. She is known for The Waltons (1972), A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982) and Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982). She was married to Earl Henry Hamner, Sr.. She died on August 31, 1990 in Schuyler, Virginia, USA.

Her dedication to motherhood was personified by three gifted actresses in film and television works created by her son Earl Hamner Jr.: Maureen O'Hara in Spencer's Mountain (1963), Patricia Neal in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971), and especially Michael Learned in The Waltons (1972).

Mother of Earl Hamner Jr., Bill Hamner, Clifton Hamner, James Hamner, Paul Hamner, Audrey Hankins, Marion Hawkes, and Nancy Jameson.

Daughter-in-law of Walter Clifton Hamner (1856-1935) and Susan Henry Spencer Hamner (1890-1963).

Daughter of Colonel Anderson Giannini (1880-1964) and Ora Lee Mann Giannini (1885-1962).