Earl Hamner : From Walton's Mountain to Tomorrow
by Person, James E.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-07-01
Publisher(s): Cumberland House
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Summary
An authorized biography of prolife author and screen-writer Earl Hamner. Covers his career from earliest newspaper writing, to Hollywood, the Twilight Zone and The Waltons.
Table of Contents
| Foreword by Silas House | ix | ||
| Preface | xv | ||
| Acknowledgments | xxiii | ||
| 1 An Introduction to the Life and Works of Earl Hamner | 3 | (30) | |
| 2 The Story of an Appalachian Family: Spencer's Mountain | 33 | (24) | |
| 3 To Endure and Prevail: The Homecoming and The Waltons | 57 | (42) | |
| 4 The Inconsolable Wound: Fifty Roads to Town and Hamner's Other Novels | 99 | (34) | |
| 5 Noteworthy Teleplays: The Twilight Zone, It's a Man's World, Appalachian Autumn, and The Gift of Love | 133 | (30) | |
| 6 Books and Films for the Young at Heart: Charlotte's Web, Where the Lilies Bloom, Lassie: A Christmas Story, and Heidi | 163 | (28) | |
| 7 Guiding Hand: Falcon Crest, Brewster Place, Snowy River, and The Ponder Heart | 191 | (32) | |
| 8 The Significance of Earl Hamner's Work | 223 | (16) | |
| 9 Reflections on Hamner's Accomplishments | 239 | (36) | |
| Selected Bibliography | 275 | (10) | |
| Appendix: Awards and Honors Received by Earl Hamner | 285 | (1) | |
| Index | 286 |
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