Hamner family
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The Hamner family is an American family best known as the real-life inspiration for Earl Hamner Jr.’s stories that led to the television series “The Waltons.”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American family ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
Spencer’s Mountain
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The Waltons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Schuyler, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| documentedIn |
Spencer’s Mountain (1963 film)
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Spencer’s Mountain (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Waltons (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| hasAncestralOrigin | Blue Ridge Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | representation of rural Appalachian family life ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | influence on American television depictions of family life ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Doris Giannini Hamner
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Earl Hamner Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Hamner Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberCountApprox | 10 children ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction | Walton’s Mountain Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEraDepicted |
Great Depression
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedByEvent | Great Depression in rural Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter |
Grandma Walton
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Grandpa Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Walton Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John-Boy Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacterFamily | Walton family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownForValues |
family unity
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perseverance during economic hardship ⓘ religious faith ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaFranchiseDerivedFrom |
The Waltons TV movies
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The Waltons reunion specials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayalEndYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayalStartYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| notableAs |
real-life inspiration for Earl Hamner Jr.’s stories
ⓘ
real-life inspiration for The Waltons ⓘ |
| portrayedInGenre | family drama ⓘ |
| primaryOccupationContext | rural labor and small-scale industry ⓘ |
| region | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| touristAttractionLocation | Schuyler, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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