What is Earl Hamner Jr.?
{{Infobox writer |name = Earl Hamner Jr. |image = |imagesize = |alt = |caption = |pseudonym = |birth_name = Earl Henry Hamner Jr. |birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|7|10}} |birth_place = [[Schuyler, Virginia|Schuyler]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2016|3|24|1923|7|10}} |death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |occupation = Writer, Producer |nationality = |ethnicity = |citizenship = United States |education = |alma_matter = |period = |genre = |subject = |movement = |notableworks = |spouse = Jane Martin (1954–2016) |partner = |children = |relatives = |awards = |signature = |signature_alt = |website = }} '''Earl Henry Hamner Jr.''' (July 10, 1923 &ndash; March 24, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] television writer and producer (sometimes credited as '''Earl Hamner''').<ref>{{cite web|title=''Justice''|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Legal/Justice.htm|publisher=ctva.biz|accessdate=February 8, 2011}}</ref> He was best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s on the long-running [[CBS]] series ''[[The Waltons]]'' and ''[[Falcon Crest]]''. Hamner died of [[cancer]] on March 24, 2016 in [[Los Angeles, California]], aged 92.<ref>[http://wset.com/news/local/earl-hamner-passes-away-at-92 Earl Hamner Passes Away at 92]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://earlhamner.com/ Official Earl Hamner website] * {{IMDb name|id=0358839|name=Earl Hamner Jr.}} * {{worldcat id|lccn-n89-604559}} * [http://www.hamnertheater.com The Hamner Theater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324173744/http://www.hamnertheater.com/ |date=2016-03-24 }} The Hamner Theater in Nelson County, VA. * [http://ra.okstate.edu/osu_tulsa/WritingOutLoud/EarlHamner/video.htm ''Write TV'' Public Television Interview with Earl Hamner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119023558/http://ra.okstate.edu/osu_tulsa/WritingOutLoud/EarlHamner/video.htm |date=2012-11-19 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamner, Jr., Earl}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Ca