‘The Waltons’: Creator Earl Hamner Once Revealed Why Michael Learned Had Trouble with Olivia Walton Role in 2003 Interview
Earl Hamner created “The Waltons,” which was based on his 1963 novel “Spencer’s Mountain” about his own family. One benefit…
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