Earl Hamner Jr. Creator of "Waltons" TV Show, Dies at Age 92

Associated Press ^ | 3-25-16 | John C. Rodgers

[windcliff]

Goodnight Earl.

[married21]

RIP.

I remember a few episodes and moments fondly. There was one where one of the boys composed “the ironing board blues” in honor of his grandma, for example.

I really loved the Walton’s theme song.

[UnwashedPeasant]

The real-life John Boy.

Interesting article.

[dfwgator]

The show that featured a queer commie playing Grandpa Walton.

[dp0622]

his mother’s kind were from Italy. Came in the 1700s.

RIP

[fieldmarshaldj]

Another tv giant passes. RIP.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Will Geer was a creep. He seemed to have the hots for John Boy.

[Oscar in Batangas]

G’night John Boy

[LongWayHome]

A great guy. RIP.

[Freedom56v2]

G’night John Boy

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Your post brought a smile, and almost a tear.

[PghBaldy]

Wonderful man, wonderful show.

http://www.earlhamner.com/about.html

[Impy]

I heard Grannie was a dyke too. Disgusted me I first heard it. Casts a dark pall over the “All-American” show.

Geer was a real piece of crap.

RIP to Earl Hamner.

[Morgana]

You beat me to it!

[StoneWall Brigade]

I didn’t know that about the ground mother, interesting.

[Morgana]

homosexuality in hollyweird is nothing new. Rudolfh Valentino was a flamer, only the studio kept it “hush hush” and had him marry a major lesbian actress Jean Acker. The two spent their honeymoon separate from each other. Back then it was kept all under raps. Now they are telling this to make it seem “normal”

[Impy]

I read it somewhere. The rumor is out there. Unlike with Geer I can’t find any details. Can’t say whether it’s true of not.

[ZagFan]

“The Homecoming-A Christmas Story” is a wonderful Christmas movie. I watch it every year. Well-written, perfectly cast with a New Yorker believably playing John Boy.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Oh, I know that. But Geer was a bit more prominent about it. Although he was married to actress Herta Ware and they did have an actress daughter, Ellen Geer.

[octex]

Rudolfh Valentino was a flamer, only the studio kept it “hush hush”...
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Along with many other movie stars, like Rock Hudson, as long as they were pulling in the moolah for the studios.

[Morgana]

“Along with many other movie stars, like Rock Hudson”

“Get a piece of the Rock” Jim Neighbors did!

SHAAAAZAM!

(let me know when you get that)