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The story is about the family of John Walton Jr. (known as John-Boy): his six siblings, his parents John and Olivia Walton, and paternal grandparents Zebulon "Zeb" and Esther Walton. John-Boy is the first of the seven children (15 years old in The Homecoming; 17 at the beginning of the series), [7] who becomes a journalist and novelist. Each ...
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This first Walton child is known throughout the series as "John-Boy," is born in 1916 (according to the television show's chronology), and is the eldest son and child of Olivia Walton (née Daly) and John Walton Sr. John-Boy is based on creator / author Earl Hamner Jr (1923–2016), who narrates the opening and closing of each episode as the ...
Boatwright Memorial Library, opened in 1955 on the school's campus, is named in his honor. Earl Hamner Jr., creator of the hit CBS-TV series The Waltons, attended Richmond College during Boatwright's tenure, and named the fictional Boatwright University where the character of John-Boy Walton attended college after him.
The “Waltons” star now stars in the touring production of Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” opening in Kansas City on Tuesday. From John-Boy to Atticus Finch: Richard Thomas a natural ...
Over the course of her legendary career, Alice Lee “Boaty” Boatwright has cast iconic movies, served as a studio exec and repped starry talent including Joan Didion, Paul Newman and Joanne ...
Nov. 30—Richard Thomas is well aware of the common denominator between the beloved television series "The Waltons," which launched the veteran actor's career, and the treasured novel, film and ...
John-Boy returns to Walton's Mountain on assignment to write a news story after receiving a letter from Olivia saying that hard times have hit Jefferson County and jobs are scarce. John-Boy decides to reopen the Guthrie coal mine to create more jobs; his family will begin by carpentry to shore up the mine shaft.