Earl Hamner Jr.
Birth Name:
Earl Henry Hamner
Birth Place:
Schuyler, Virginia, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- His show "The Waltons" was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding Writing Achievement in a Drama
- Was introduced to editor Bill Robinson by his aunt, after hearing that he was interested in writing
- Quote: "I am very starstruck, even today I look at actors and I keep forgetting that I hire actors -- and fire them!""
- Quote: "I was raised on folk songs and folk stories, and I suppose it was inevitable that this kind of material worked its way into my writing․"
- Created the TV series "The Waltons," in which the grandparents on the show were based off of his grandparents
- His seven brothers and sisters along with his mother, all starred in "The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons" playing themselves
- Wrote the story of the 1973 animated film "Charlotte's Web," later writing the film story of the non-animated "Charlotte's Web" in 2006
- Both of his children, Scott and Caroline, appeared in his film "The Homecoming․"
- Married "Harper's Bazaar" editor Jane Martin in 1954, after meeting her in a restaurant and predicting he would marry her
- Son of actress Doris Hamner, who starred in his TV series "The Waltons․"
Awards
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation:Nominated
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1974WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 1974WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated