Robert Hamner: The Missing Piece In Earl Hamner's Family Album

Webi just read that earl hamner’s wife, jane, passed away yesterday, august 19, 2023. Her nephew john hankins, audrey’s son, posted a long tribute to her on facebook. Webthe characters and the stories in the waltons television series were not entirely fictional.

Web“he gave us all a family to come home to, which was the waltons,” he said, referring to the 1970s family television drama inspired by hamner’s novel “spencer’s mountain” and. Webhawkes was the sister of earl hamner jr. , the creator of “the waltons” who based the show’s characters on his family and experiences growing up in rural virginia. Webearl describes cliff as a loving outdoor man. A faithful friend as well as a brother. cliff died in 1990 and is survived by his three children, diane, cliff jr. Webearl henry hamner jr. The giannini family had. Earl hamner, creator of the waltons and the model for.