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Earl Hamner Jr.

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July 10, 1923

Died

March 24, 2016

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http://earlhamner.com/

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Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (born July 10, 1923 in Schuyler, Virginia), was an American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s on the long-running CBS series The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he was best known for Spencer’s Mountain, which was inspired by his own childhood and formed the basis for both the film of the same name and the television series The Waltons, for which he provided voiceover narration.

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Everybody knows Jimmy Fortune, but not everybody knows that Jimmy and I are both from Nelson county, Virginia. I have expressed my love for our home country through my writing, and Jimmy has paid tribute through his music What an honor to have him sing "Virginia Dreams" directly to me while some scenes from my documentary are illustrated.

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Earl Hamner Jr.’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 4,635 ratings · 558 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	Spencer's Mountain 4.24 avg rating — 2,028 ratings — published 1961 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Homecoming: A Novel About Spencer's Mountain 4.27 avg rating — 1,277 ratings — published 1970 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodnight John-Boy: Behind the Scenes of a Beloved TV Classic 4.14 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earl Hamner Jr. Bestsellers: Spencer’s Mountain / The Homecoming 4.16 avg rating — 147 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Avocado Drive Zoo: At Home with My Family and the Creatures We've Loved 3.66 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lassie a Christmas Story by Earl Hamner Jr., Don Sipes, Kevin Burke (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twilight Zone Scripts of Earl Hamner by Earl Hamner Jr., Tony Albarella 4.56 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can't Get There from Here 3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fifty Roads to Town 3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1953 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reader's Digest Condensed Books; Winter 1962, Volume 48: Spencer's Mountain / A Prologue to Love / A Time to Stand / Give it Back to the Lemongrowers / Kirkland Revels by Earl Hamner Jr., Taylor Caldwell, Walter Lord 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1961	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Earl Hamner Jr. (?)

“The nice thing about life," said Miss Etta, "is you never know when there's going to be a party.”
― Earl Hamner Jr., The Homecoming: A Novel About Spencer's Mountain

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“Every child must have chores to do. It gives them dignity in work and the joy of labor.”
― Earl Hamner Jr.

tags: bewitching-pool, chores, dignity, joy, twilight-zone, work

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“Trust in God and go to church.”
― Earl Hamner

tags: spencer-s-mountain

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Polls

What shall we read in July, 2025? Books published in or before 1990.

A Gathering of Old Men, by Ernest J. Gaines

13 votes, 27.7%

The Land Breakers,by John Ehle

12 votes, 25.5%

The Voice at the Back Door, by Elizabeth Spencer

8 votes, 17.0%

Spencer's Mountain, by Earl Hamner Jr.

7 votes, 14.9%

Goodbye to a River: A Narrative, by John Graves

4 votes, 8.5%

The Man Who Rode Midnight, by Elmer Kelton

3 votes, 6.4%

47 total votes

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