EARL HAMNER JR.

Earl Hamner Jr. was a television writer and producer from the 1950s to the 2010s. He is likely best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he is 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 voice-over narration. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 92.