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name: "Earl Hamner, Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/earl-hamner-jr"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "10 July 1923"
died: "24 March 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:41:21.615440+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Earl Hamner, Jr.

Writer. Born 10 July 1923 in Schuyler, Nelson County Virginia, United States. Died 24 March 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 10 July 1923, Schuyler, Nelson County Virginia, United States
- **Died:** 24 March 2016

## Biography

Earl Hamner Jr. (1923–2016) was an American television writer, novelist and producer. Born in Schuyler, Virginia, he served in the US Army during the Second World War, attended Northwestern University and the University of Cincinnati, and began his career in radio before moving into television.

He contributed eight episodes to the CBS series *The Twilight Zone* in the early 1960s. Hamner created the long-running CBS series *The Waltons* (1972–1981), for which he also provided narration, and *Falcon Crest* (1981–1990). His 1961 novel *Spencer's Mountain*, drawn from his own childhood, was adapted into a 1963 film and formed the basis for *The Waltons*. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1973 animated film *Charlotte's Web*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, encyclopediavirginia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Charlotte's Web* (1973), Writer
- *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), Writer
- *The Waltons* (1972), Writer
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), Writer
- *The Invaders* (1967), Writer
- *Spencer's Mountain* (1963), Novel

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