Hamner died in Los Angeles and had recently been battling pneumonia, said Ray Castro Jr., a friend of Hamner’s who produced a documentary, “Earl Hamner Storyteller,” about the writer. Castro said he ...

SCHUYLER, Va. — Owners of the childhood home of the late Earl Hamner Jr. are planning to build a replica of the two-story home made famous in “The Waltons,” Hamner’s signature television creation. The ...

SCHUYLER — On a sunny Sunday afternoon, family of Earl Hamner Jr. were joined by dozens of fans for the groundbreaking of a planned replica of the house made famous in “The Waltons,” Hamner’s ...

SCHUYLER — Tucked into the back roads of eastern Nelson County, the community of Schuyler, normally home to only a few hundred people, saw a flood of crowds throughout the weekend.

SCHUYLER — “The Waltons” creator Earl Hamner Jr.’s childhood home is for sale and a group of his fans have gathered to buy it.

July 10 marks Earl Hamner Jr. Day in Virginia, honoring the creator and narrator of the beloved television series "The Waltons" that continues to resonate with audiences more than 50 years after it ...

There will be no Earl Hamner library and film center at Virginia's Explore Park. At a planning retreat of the park's governing board today, Executive Director Debbie Pitts updated the status of a list ...

Earl Hamner, the writer whose old-timey kinship was a creative force behind the enduring success of the television series “The Waltons,” died Thursday. He was 92. His death was confirmed by his niece, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earl Hamner Jr., the versatile and prolific writer who drew upon his Depression-era upbringing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create one of television's most beloved ...