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Richard Thomas (actor) Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama "The Waltons", for which he won one Emmy Award and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. He also played Special Agent Frank Gaad on FX's spy thriller series "The Americans" (2013–2016), appeared in Stephen King's mini series "IT" (1990), and had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film "Wonder Boys" (2000). Thomas was born in Manhattan, the son of Barbara ("née" Fallis) and Richard
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Richard Thomas (actor) Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama "The Waltons", for which he won one Emmy Award and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. He also played Special Agent Frank Gaad on FX's spy thriller series "The Americans" (2013–2016), appeared in Stephen King's mini series "IT" (1990), and had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film "Wonder Boys" (2000). Thomas was born in Manhattan, the son of Barbara ("née" Fallis) and Richard
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1975. They had one son born in 1976 and triplet daughters born in 1981. The couple divorced in 1993. Thomas married Georgiana Bischoff on November 20, 1994, and they had one son born in 1996. Bischoff has two daughters from previous marriages. Sources: TCM; AllMovie Sources: TCM; AllMovie; TV Guide Richard Thomas (actor) Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama "The Waltons", for which he won one Emmy Award and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden
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38 years in the past and ended with its last reunion show set 28 years in the past. The story is about the family of John Walton Jr. (known as John-Boy): his six siblings, his parents John and Olivia Walton, and the elder John's parents Zebulon "Zeb" and Esther Walton. John-Boy is the oldest of the children (17 years old in the beginning), who becomes a journalist and novelist. Each episode is narrated at the opening and closing by a middle-aged John Jr. (voiced by author Earl Hamner on whom John-Boy is based). John Sr. manages to eke out a
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operated the ferry until 1940 when it was taken over by the Virginia Department of Highways. A new ferry was built by the Virginia Department of Transportation, and it was rededicated in September 1973. The dedication ceremonies included actor Richard Thomas, who played the character John-Boy Walton on the TV series, "The Waltons", and Mrs. Doris Hamner, the mother of Waltons creator and writer Earl Hamner, Jr., who lived at nearby Schuyler provided the basis for the fictional stories. The Hatton Ferry is the last poled ferry in the United States. With most regular traffic crossing the river nearby using
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films: the thriller "You'll Like My Mother" (1972) and the Western "Billy Two Hats" (1974). She studied at the Pasadena Playhouse (1964–1965). She appeared in "You'll Like My Mother" (1972), starring Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy and Richard Thomas. For this role, Allen was nominated for the 1973 Golden Globe Award as Most Promising New Actress. She later garnered fame on two episodes of "The Waltons" (1973) as Jenny Pendleton, an early love interest of John-Boy Walton (reuniting her with Thomas, who played John-Boy and with whom she had appeared in "You'll Like My Mother" the previous year). Allen and Thomas
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Robert Wightman Robert Wightman is an American actor perhaps best known for replacing Richard Thomas in the role of John-Boy Walton in the TV series "The Waltons". He played the role beginning with the show's eighth season in 1979 until the end of the series in 1981. He also appeared in the role in the TV movie "A Day of Thanks on Walton's Mountain" in 1982. His movie credits include "American Gigolo" and the starring role in "Stepfather III" as the main character of the film, taking over the role originally played by Terry O'Quinn. He has worked often in
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novelty product stores, still have the word "Walton" screwed into the wall, with the S possibly having been removed as a souvenir. Nearly all these stores closed in 1983 Miller Anderson Limited was acquired by Waltons Limited, as a result over its 1966 takeover of Marcus Clark & Co. Miller Anderson Limited had stores in the following locations: Waltons (department store) Waltons was an Australian department store chain, founded by John Walton (1904–1998). Walton bought a menswear store in 1951, located on George Street, Sydney, opposite the Queen Victoria Building and Sydney Town Hall and near Town Hall station. Over
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"the excellent Robert Wightman" as Edgar in LATC's "King Lear", and Hoyt Hilsman writing for "Backstage" praised his "lovely and mysterious" portrayal as Budge in the dark comedy "The Day Room" by Don DeLillo. Robert Wightman Robert Wightman is an American actor perhaps best known for replacing Richard Thomas in the role of John-Boy Walton in the TV series "The Waltons". He played the role beginning with the show's eighth season in 1979 until the end of the series in 1981. He also appeared in the role in the TV movie "A Day of Thanks on Walton's Mountain" in 1982.
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Waltons (department store) Waltons was an Australian department store chain, founded by John Walton (1904–1998). Walton bought a menswear store in 1951, located on George Street, Sydney, opposite the Queen Victoria Building and Sydney Town Hall and near Town Hall station. Over the years it was expanded along Park Street with adjoining properties purchased. In 1955, Walton formed an alliance with the American retail giant Sears & Roebuck. In the early 1960s he started a finance company in partnership with Citibank, and also moved into insurance. That part of the business was sold to Norwich Union in 1980. There were
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the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. A year later, Little was hired as an ensemble player on the syndicated TV variety weekly "The David Frost Revue" and he portrayed Shogo in "Narrow Road to the Deep North" on Broadway. In 1971, Little was chosen to portray the blind radio personality Super Soul in the car-chase movie "Vanishing Point". The same year, he played Hawthorne Dooley in the pilot for "The Waltons" called "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story", helping John-Boy Walton search for his father; then again
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the highly ineffective Colonel Fielding on the television adaptation of the movie, "Private Benjamin" and created the role of Sam Reynolds on "Search for Tomorrow"; Barbara Berjer (Lynn Franklin) who continued serial work, most notably on "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light"; Richard Thomas (Richard), well known as John-Boy Walton #1 from "The Waltons" as well as other serial roles; Craig Huebing (Tom Jennings), later of "General Hospital"; Joseph Mascolo (Jack Lander), known for his roles as Stefano DiMera on "Days of Our Lives" and Massimo Marone on "The Bold and the Beautiful"; John Karlen, later known as Willie
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cafe. She has reprised her role as the youngest Walton child in each of the Waltons' reunion movies and she occasionally makes speeches and personal appearances. In 2010, Cotler was seen on a "Waltons" cast reunion and series retrospective that aired on cable network INSP. She is married and has two children. Kami Cotler Kami Cotler (born June 17, 1965) is an American actress and educator. She is best known for her role as young Elizabeth Walton, which she played in the series "The Waltons", and the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971) which inspired it, as well
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Ronnie Claire Edwards Ronnie Claire Edwards (February 9, 1933 – June 14, 2016) was an American actress, best known for playing Corabeth Walton Godsey on the TV series "The Waltons". Edwards was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She acted professionally from 1963 and is best known for the role of the domineering Corabeth Walton Godsey, the wife of storekeeper Ike Godsey played by Joe Conley, in the CBS television series "The Waltons", created by Earl Hamner, Jr. She played Charlene's mother Ione Frazier on two episodes of CBS's "Designing Women". Edwards played Aunt Dolly in Hamner's series "Boone", which aired
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save for one, two or three lights in the upstairs bedroom windows. Through voice-overs, two or more characters make some brief comments related to that episode's events, and then bid each other goodnight, after which the lights go out. After completing high school, John-Boy attends fictional Boatwright University (based on the University of Richmond) in the fictional nearby town of Westham. He later goes to New York City to work as a journalist. During the latter half of the 1976–77 season, Grandma Esther Walton suffers a stroke and returns home shortly before the death of her husband, Grandpa Zeb Walton
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The Waltons (UK band) The Waltons were an anarchic band from the Isle of Wight in the UK. The socio-political post-punk/rock 5-piece fronted by Tony Gregson (aka Tony Walton), had one minor hit with "Brown Rice" (the long grain mix) in the mid-1980s, and starred in Annika, an early Colin Nutley movie shot on the Island about a boy falling in love with a Swedish exchange student. Later to be joined by Sean the Riddler, on various keyboards and found hubcaps. They were regular live performers on the Isle of Wight but never quite succeeded in totally breaking away from
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he had Susan, Jared, and Susan K. Henry Walton died in New York City on September 15, 1844, and is buried in the Trinity churchyard. Henry Walton (judge) Henry Walton (1768–1844) was a judge, early landowner, and hotel owner who played a significant role in the development of Saratoga Springs, New York in the early 1800s. Walton was born in New York City on October 8, 1768, the son of Jacob and Mary (Cruger) Walton. The Waltons were a prominent New York City family. Educated in England, Walton returned to New York in about 1788 and studied law under Aaron
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is married to the former Samantha Rhoten, who played basketball at Oral Roberts University. The Waltons have two sons, Brooks and Palmer, and a daughter, Camden. Tim Walton (softball) Timothy Ian Walton (born August 6, 1972) is an American college softball coach and a former college and professional baseball player. Walton is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators softball team of the University of Florida. Walton first attended Cerritos College in his hometown of Cerritos, California, where he played for the Cerritos Falcons baseball team in 1992 and 1993. After his sophomore year, he transferred to the University
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Henry Walton (judge) Henry Walton (1768–1844) was a judge, early landowner, and hotel owner who played a significant role in the development of Saratoga Springs, New York in the early 1800s. Walton was born in New York City on October 8, 1768, the son of Jacob and Mary (Cruger) Walton. The Waltons were a prominent New York City family. Educated in England, Walton returned to New York in about 1788 and studied law under Aaron Burr. In 1790 he moved to Ballston, New York. There he served as surrogate court judge, where he was known as Judge Henry Walton. In
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(reflecting Ellen Corby's real-life stroke and the death of Will Geer, the actors who portrayed the characters). During the series' last few years, Mary Ellen and Ben start their own families; Erin, Jason and John-Boy are married in later television movie sequels. Conversely, the younger children Jim-Bob and Elizabeth, struggle to find and cement true love. World War II deeply affects the family. All four Walton boys enlist in the military. Mary Ellen's physician husband, Curtis "Curt" Willard, is sent to Pearl Harbor and is reported to have perished in the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. Years later, Mary
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the island. They allegedly came to blows in the late 1980s whilst touring the Netherlands in an old hippy bus driven by ex-paratrooper and traveller, Sam Ganja. They disbanded soon afterwards due to problems with drugs, alcohol and mental illness. The Waltons (UK band) The Waltons were an anarchic band from the Isle of Wight in the UK. The socio-political post-punk/rock 5-piece fronted by Tony Gregson (aka Tony Walton), had one minor hit with "Brown Rice" (the long grain mix) in the mid-1980s, and starred in Annika, an early Colin Nutley movie shot on the Island about a boy falling
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Morgan Stevens Morgan Stevens (born October 16, 1951, in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actor, primarily seen on television. He appeared as Paul Northridge in one episode of "The Waltons" and in three reunion movies. In "A Wedding on Walton's Mountain", his character married the character of Erin Walton (Mary Elizabeth McDonough). He also appeared in two subsequent movies, "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain" and "A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain". He had also appeared as Sam Stodder (John-Boy's hospital roommate) in another episode of "The Waltons." Stevens played teacher David Reardon during two seasons of "Fame" (1982-1984). He
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appeared on the NBC interview program "Here's Hollywood". Bergen appeared as Grandpa Zeb Walton in the original Waltons television movie, "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971). The role was played by Will Geer in the subsequent TV series. During the run of "The Waltons" — which took place throughout the 1930s and 1940s—the voices of Bergen and Charlie McCarthy were sporadically heard from the Waltons' radio, as family members regularly tuned in for that program. In 1941, Bergen met 19-year-old Frances Westerman, who had graduated from Los Angeles High School the year before, in the audience of Bergen's radio program
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changes in the retail scene in Australia in the 1960s and Waltons Limited bought out Marcus Clark & Co in 1966, and then Anthony Hordern & Sons, and merged its country store operation into the Walton's store group. That excluded the Brickfield Hill store in the south of the Sydney central business district, which by 1969 had already closed. Waltons then acquired McDowells in 1972. By 1972, the Waltons chain had expanded to 96 department stores before Walton retired as executive chairman. Sir John severed his ties with the company in 1976, and his son John took over. Alan Bond
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who had been educated in Boston. In real life Maunder had been reared in nearby Bangor, Maine. "Lancer" lasted for only fifty-one episodes, but critics cited the scripts and performances as excellent. Paul Brinegar co-starred as Jelly Hoskins, having played a similar role of "Wishbone" on CBS's earlier western series "Rawhide", with Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood. Duggan played the patriarch in the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971). The part of John Walton in the series it inspired, "The Waltons", was played by Ralph Waite. In 1973, Duggan had a cameo appearance in the blaxploitation film "Black
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the latter. Leslie Winston Leslie Winston (born 13 May 1956) is an American actress best known for playing Cindy, wife of Ben Walton, on the television series "The Waltons" from 1979 to 1981. Winston played the part of Cindy, wife of Ben Walton (played by Eric Scott), in 42 episodes through the last three seasons of the series. Her debut on the show was in an episode called "The Outsider" (season 7, episode 20) in which Ben surprises the family by introducing them to his new wife Cindy, who is the episode's eponymous character. Winston later played Cindy in four
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Leslie Winston Leslie Winston (born 13 May 1956) is an American actress best known for playing Cindy, wife of Ben Walton, on the television series "The Waltons" from 1979 to 1981. Winston played the part of Cindy, wife of Ben Walton (played by Eric Scott), in 42 episodes through the last three seasons of the series. Her debut on the show was in an episode called "The Outsider" (season 7, episode 20) in which Ben surprises the family by introducing them to his new wife Cindy, who is the episode's eponymous character. Winston later played Cindy in four of the
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Zebulon Walton, was portrayed by actor Edgar Bergen in the film. Corby went on to resume her role on the weekly television series "The Waltons". (She was the only adult actor from the original "Homecoming" pilot to carry her role over to the series.) Actor Will Geer played her husband in the series from 1972 until his death in 1978, at which time the character of Zebulon Walton was also buried. The series ran from 1972 to 1981, and resulted in six sequel films. For her work in "The Waltons", she gained three Emmy Awards and three more nominations as
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for not knowing what it was. The "Hindenburg" disaster is chronicled in the popular 1970s television drama, "The Waltons" where John Boy Walton wins a writing contest to cover the landing of the "Hindenburg", witnessing the unforeseen tragedy in person. Original newsreel footage of the event was integrated into the episode's scenes. On the popular CBS situation comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati" episode "Turkeys Away" the depiction of falling turkeys by Les Nessman is intended to emulate Herbert Morrison's broadcast. In season 4 of the sitcom "'Til Death", Brad Garrett's character Eddy is writing a book on the "Hindenburg" disaster. In
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there were two additional elements which made Waltons' conduct unconscionable: a) element of urgency, b) Maher executed and forwarded on 11/11 and assumed execution by Walton was a formality. The award (though very similar to an expectation interest, as if it were a contract that was enforced) was only meant to cover reliance. Because Maher had acted to his detriment, in reliance on the encouragement of Walton Stores, which had acted unconscionably, equity would intervene. Mason CJ and Wilson J said the following Brennan J, Deane J and Gaudron J gave concurring judgments. Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher Waltons
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The Master of Ballantrae (1984 film) The Master of Ballantrae is a 1984 TV movie based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was a co production between the US and England for the "Hallmark Hall of Fame". Michael York plays James Durie, the Master of Ballantrae (i.e. the eldest son who will inherit the state and also the title of Lord Durrisdeer). His younger brother, Henry Durie, is played by Richard Thomas, remembered largely because of his role as John Boy on "The Waltons". Their father, Lord Durrisdeer, is played by veteran action Sir John Gielgud, who earned
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of the 1975 film "The Hindenburg", which speculated sabotage as the cause of the 1937 disaster at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey. The studio model of the airship is now displayed in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. John-Boy Walton, in the 1977 episode of The Waltons entitled "The Inferno", accompanies a news reporter to interview German immigrants after the landing of the Hindenburg. In the 1989 film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", Indiana Jones travels on a Zeppelin and escapes in an aircraft mounted by trapeze to the Zeppelin's underside. The 2004
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In 1914, under Dr. Boatwright's leadership, the College moved from the Fan district of downtown Richmond to its current West End campus. Boatwright Memorial Library, opened in 1955 on the school's campus, is named in his honor. Earl Hamner, 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. Frederic W. Boatwright Frederic W. Boatwright (January 28, 1868 – October 31, 1951) was president of Richmond College, now the University of Richmond, from 1895 to 1946. Born in White Sulphur
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Elizabeth Walton, said in a 2012 interview. However, CBS had enough faith in the show to devise a full-page newspaper ad flanked with the show's positive reviews, urging people to watch the show. This ad was attributed to saving "The Waltons", causing the ratings to radically increase. Ralph Waite was reluctant to audition for the part of John Walton because he didn't want to be tied to a long-running TV series, but his agent persuaded him by saying, "It will never sell. You do the pilot. You pick up a couple of bucks and then you go back to New
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Howard guest starred as Seth Turner, the best friend of Jason Walton (Jon Walmsley), in "The Waltons", "The Gift". In the episode, Seth wants to learn to play an instrument in his father's band, but it looks as if he will not have the time; he has been diagnosed with leukemia. The concept of death — and the unfairness of it all — is an extremely difficult one for Jason to accept, and it is up to Grandpa to help the boy through this crisis. Featured in the cast as Dr. McIvers is Ron Howard's father Rance Howard. Howard played
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Cecile Walton Cecile Walton (29 March 1891 – 23 April 1956), was a Scottish painter, illustrator and sculptor. She and her husband Eric were two of the moving spirits of the Edinburgh chapter of the Symbolist movement in the early 20th century. Walton was born in Glasgow, the eldest of four children and daughter of the artists Helen and Edward Arthur Walton. In 1893, when Walton was two years old, her family moved to London, where from 1902 her neighbour was James Abbott McNeill Whistler. In 1904, the Waltons moved again to Edinburgh, and Walton was taught etching by John
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few years, Jane's husband Charles was asked to travel 40 miles north and homestead a place that would eventually become Monticello, Utah. There, the Waltons joined six other families in developing the town. They lived there for several years until Jane's untimely death on July 24, 1891. Jane was shot and killed during a statehood celebration. Jane McKechnie Walton was the first person buried in the Monticello, Utah cemetery. Jane McKechnie Walton Jane McKechnie Walton was born on July 16, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the daughter of Jane (Jean Tinto) Bee and John McKechnie. Her father was a
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series "The Waltons"; she won a Golden Globe for her performance. In a 1999 interview with the Archive of American Television, "Waltons" creator Earl Hamner said he and producers were unsure if Neal's health would allow her to commit to the schedule of a weekly television series; so, instead, they cast Michael Learned in the role of Olivia Walton. Neal played a dying widowed mother trying to find a home for her three children in an episode of NBC's "Little House on the Prairie" broadcast in 1975. Neal played the title role in Robert Altman's movie "Cookie's Fortune" (1999). She
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died in 1956. Corby in 1969 trained as a teacher of transcendental meditation. She had a stroke in November 1976 from which she recovered and returned to her role on "The Waltons" in March 1978. According to Michael Learned, who played Olivia Walton, Will Geer may have saved her life. When she failed to show up for work, Geer immediately suspected something was wrong and went with the show's producers to her home, where they found that she had suffered a stroke. Her stroke was written into the show, with Grandma Walton also suffering a stroke and struggling to regain
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years is therefore covered in nine seasons. There are some chronological inconsistencies, which ostensibly do not hinder the storyline. The first three reunion movies ("A Wedding on Walton's Mountain", "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain", and "A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain"), all produced in 1982, are set in 1947. Of the later reunions, "A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion", filmed in 1993, is set in 1963, and revolves around President John F. Kennedy's assassination; "A Walton Wedding", made in 1995, is set in 1964; "A Walton Easter", filmed in 1997, is set in 1969. The series began relating stories that occurred
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syndicated reruns aired from 3-5pm and again at 7pm. "The Walton's Reunion Movie Collection": 1. "A Wedding on Walton's Mountain" (1982) 2. "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain" (1982) 3. "A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain" (1982) 4. "A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion" (1993) 5. "A Walton Wedding" (1995) 6. "A Walton Easter" (1997) Warner Home Video has released all nine seasons and six TV movies of "The Waltons" on DVD in Region 1. Seasons 1–4 have been released in Region 2. The pilot movie, "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story", was released by Paramount Home Entertainment. Lorimar produced the series, CBS
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name, "I use the name Walton professionally, partly because I originally hoped to build up different lines of work under different names, partly because Walton is an old family name and appears on the Declaration of Independence. Not that I can trace any blood connection between my Quaker Waltons and the Declaration signer. They came from Virginia, and were supposed to have had a [Native American] man somewhere up the family tree. He may be the reason why both records and tradition trail off into vagueness. But when I was a child, old folk remembered the Waltons as very tall,
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Ellen hears of sightings of her "late" husband, investigates and finds him alive (played by another actor), but brooding over his war wounds and living under an assumed name. She divorces him and later remarries. John-Boy's military plane is shot down, while Olivia becomes a volunteer at the VA hospital and is seen less and less; she eventually develops tuberculosis and enters an Arizona sanitarium. Olivia's cousin, Rose Burton, moves into the Walton house to look after the brood. Two years later, John Sr. moves to Arizona to be near Olivia. Grandma appears in only a handful of episodes during
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an actor for his later portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series "The Waltons". Geer was born in Frankfort, Indiana, the son of Katherine (née Aughe), a teacher, and Roy Aaron Ghere, a postal worker. His father left the family when the boy was only 11 years old. He was deeply influenced by his grandfather, who taught him the botanical names of the plants in his native state. Geer started out to become a botanist, studying the subject and obtaining a master's degree at the University of Chicago. While at Chicago, he also became a member
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addition, he created a second "Shakespeare Garden" on the theater's grounds. By this time he was also working sporadically again on Broadway. In 1964 he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for "110 in the Shade". In 1972, he played the part of "Bear Claw" in "Jeremiah Johnson" along with Robert Redford. In 1972, he was cast as Zebulon Walton, the family patriarch on "The Waltons," a role he took over from Edgar Bergen, who played the character in the pilot. He won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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"The Waltons", which was based on the real life story of writer Earl Hamner, Jr. He appeared in the CBS television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971), which inspired the commissioning of the largely recast series, and then played the role continuously in 122 episodes until March 17, 1977. Thomas left the series and his role was taken over by Robert Wightman, but Thomas returned to the role in three Waltons TV movies, 1993–97. (The first was "A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion" in 1993.) Thomas won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1973. He enrolled in
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death. , the Waltons collectively owned 50.8 percent of the company. In May 2018, the annual Sunday Times Rich List indicated the Walton family's wealth is at $US174.9 billion. The Walton family fortune breaks down as follows: Walton family The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune makes them the richest family in the United States and among the richest in the world. The majority of their wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of the world's largest retailer, Walmart. The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob and Alice) have
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social life will not be interrupted by the inconvenience of pregnancy. She suggests it as an option for her friend Mrs. William Carlo, who is with child. Mrs. Carlo has the abortion. The Waltons receive two new guests in their house almost simultaneously: Edith Walton's ne'er-do-well younger brother, and their maid's young daughter, Lillian. Smitten by the brother's advances, the maid's daughter is seduced and soon finds herself pregnant. She is taken to Dr. Malfit and then abandoned by the boy after the operation goes wrong. Making her way back to the Walton mansion, she collapses and dies from the
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Kami Cotler Kami Cotler (born June 17, 1965) is an American actress and educator. She is best known for her role as young Elizabeth Walton, which she played in the series "The Waltons", and the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971) which inspired it, as well as a number of later "Waltons" reunion productions. Cotler significantly reduced her acting roles for many years while she attended University of California, Berkeley, earning a degree in Social Sciences. Her first teaching job, coincidentally, took her to a small rural Virginia school in the Blue Ridge Mountains, much like the fictional
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of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in her sleep on June 14, 2016 at age 83. She left no immediate survivors. Her obituary in "The Washington Post" wrote "Survivors include a brother and sister." Ronnie Claire Edwards Ronnie Claire Edwards (February 9, 1933 – June 14, 2016) was an American actress, best known for playing Corabeth Walton Godsey on the TV series "The Waltons". Edwards was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She acted professionally from 1963 and is best known for the role of the domineering Corabeth Walton Godsey, the wife of storekeeper Ike Godsey played by Joe Conley, in the
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series reunion TV movies from 1982 to 1993. These were "A Wedding on Walton's Mountain" (1982), "Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain" (1982), "A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain" (1982) and "A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion" (1993). She has also made appearances on "Quincy M.E." and "L.A. Law". While filming "The Waltons", Winston became a close friend of Judy Norton and Mary McDonough, who played two of her sisters-in-law; the trio were known on the set as "The Three Musketeers". McDonough, who was a bridesmaid at Winston's marriage, stresses the strong bonds that were created among the series cast and states
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College. Born in South Reading (now Wakefield), Mass., February 18, 1822, son of James and Elizabeth (Bryant) Walton, he was a lineal descendant of the Rev. William Walton, whose services as minister of the gospel at Marblehead covered a period of 30 years, 1638-68. The Waltons were the parents of five children, of whom three survived: Harriet Peirce, wife of Judge James R. Dunbar, of the Massachusetts Superior Court; Dr. George Lincoln Walton (Harv. Univ., A.B. 1875, M.D. 1880), neurologist, of Boston: and Alice Walton (Smith Coll., A.B. 1887; Cornell, Ph.D. 1892), who became associate professor of Latin and archaeology
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David Walton (actor) David B. Walton (born October 27, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his role in the television sitcom "Cracking Up" (2004), as Liam Connor. He has starred in several television programs, including the drama series "Heist" (2006), comedy series "New Girl" (2012-2018), and on the NBC comedies "Perfect Couples" (2010–2011), "Bent" (2012), and "About a Boy" (2014–2015). He played Dr. Rick in the comedy film "Fired Up!" (2009). Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to John Hunter Walton Jr. and his wife, Carolyn K. Walton, he is one of seven siblings. Walton attended The Park School
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for one more season, on the condition that she wouldn't have to work the full nine months. Her character's abrupt disappearance was explained by Olivia developing tuberculosis and entering a sanatorium in Arizona. She made occasional guest appearances until the show's cancellation and later appeared in four of the six "Waltons" reunion movies made during the 1980s and 1990s. For her portrayal of Olivia Walton, Learned was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards. During her run as Olivia Walton, Learned and "The Waltons" co-star, Will Geer, appeared together in the 1974 made-for-TV movie, "Hurricane". Learned starred as Nurse Mary Benjamin
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in the Georgetown neighborhood. One of his neighbors was Sen. John F. Kennedy, and Walton and the Kennedys became good friends. Kennedy nicknamed him "Billy Boy", while Jacqueline Kennedy called Walton "Baron" or "Czar". Walton introduced the Kennedys to "Washington Post" publisher Katharine Graham. Kennedy also collected some of Walton's paintings. Walton played a key role in Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. He volunteered to work on the campaign in the spring of 1960, long before most people believed Kennedy had a chance at the nomination. During the 1960 Democratic presidential primaries, he helped run the Kennedy campaign operation in West
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town of Porter, Texas. (Porter isn't a fictional town, but there aren't any mountains where it is located on US 59 between Houston and Livingston) Gilman is the" de facto" sheriff in Porter. His friends in the town include Henrietta Porter, portrayed by Ellen Corby (who later played Esther Walton on CBS's "The Waltons"). She is the widow of the town's founder and owns "The Porter Enterprise" newspaper. Occasionally, his duties as a Texas Ranger took him out of town, where he used his fast gun to "track down" and apprehend wanted criminals throughout the Lone Star State. In the
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Waltons (band) Waltons were a Canadian folk rock band, active primarily in the 1990s. The band released three studio albums during their career, and won a Juno Award for Best New Group at the Juno Awards of 1994. The band was formed in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1987, by vocalist/guitarist Jason Plumb, bassist Keith Nakonechny and drummer David Cooney. The band was originally known as "Neurotic Paperboy", before changing to The Waltons; the name was derived from the fact that Plumb had been given the nickname "Walton" by a bandmate in an earlier musical project, although Plumb sometimes joked that the
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a Hampshire doctor on 20 November 1918, and a son was born in 1920. In 1919 Walton attempted to revive his private practice, with the support of various friends and the Scottish portrait-painter William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970), who had married his niece, and painted a striking portrait of Walton 10 years before his death. He now worked mainly as a textile designer for Morton Sundour Fabrics of Carlisle, but this work also ceased due to the recession and a falling-off in demand for Art Nouveau designs. In March 1931 the Waltons moved to 70 Seabrook Road in Hythe to cut
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Ellen Geer Ellen Ware Geer (born August 29, 1941) is an American actress, professor, and theatre director. Geer was born in New York City, the daughter of actors Herta Ware and Will Geer, who played grandfather Zebulon "Zeb" Walton on The Waltons. She is married to children's musician Peter Alsop, and was previously married to actor Ed Flanders. Her daughters are Megan and Willow; her son is Ian Geer Flanders. Geer began her film career appearing as a nun in the 1968 Richard Lester drama "Petulia". Already, in 1963, she had joined the Minnesota Theatre Company for the opening seasons
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Botanicum, a professional repertory, open-air theater in Topanga Canyon, California. Geer has also served as a Visiting Associate Professor, teaching acting, at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater for 12 years. Ellen Geer Ellen Ware Geer (born August 29, 1941) is an American actress, professor, and theatre director. Geer was born in New York City, the daughter of actors Herta Ware and Will Geer, who played grandfather Zebulon "Zeb" Walton on The Waltons. She is married to children's musician Peter Alsop, and was previously married to actor Ed Flanders. Her daughters are Megan and Willow; her son
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Mason Beardsley, an elderly man who returned to Waltons Mountain to live with his wife who he was expecting in a few days. The Walton family were excited for him and helped to fix up his home, only to learn that his wife had died a year earlier and, unable to accept this fact, he continued to look for her. He continued to work in films and television, notably as Judge Vail in the supernatural soap opera "Dark Shadows" (for 9 episodes), and also the theater up until the 1980s. Beal died at age 87 in Santa Cruz, California, two
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Judy Norton Taylor Judy Norton-Taylor (born January 29, 1958) is an American actress and theater director who is best known for her role as Mary Ellen Walton on "The Waltons" television series and subsequent Waltons TV movies. She was born in Santa Monica, California, to parents Harry and Constance (née Glazebrook) Norton. She began practicing Scientology at age 13, and became a minister in the church. She married Douglas Taylor in 1976 at the age of 19; the marriage ended in divorce in 1978. She was also married to former football player Lynn Hughes. Still being viewed as a child
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(WLAF) under head coach Roman Gabriel who played with Walton on the Rams and Eagles teams in the NFL and was his Offensive Coordinator (1985) for the Portland Breakers. Following his retirement from pro football, he returned to Elizabeth City, where he has served as a teacher and a member of the city council. Walton was elected to the Elizabeth City State University Hall of Fame on October 25, 1985. World Football League (WFL) John Walton (American football) John Booker Walton (born October 4, 1947) is a former college and professional American football quarterback. Walton played college football at Elizabeth
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John Walton (rugby league) John "Jack" Walton was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 115), as a , or , i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums. Jack Walton played left-, i.e. number 11, in Wakefield Trinity's 17-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1909 Challenge Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 20 April 1909, in front of a crowd of 23,587. Joseph Taylor played right-, i.e. number 10,
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in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910. Jack Walton played left-, i.e. number 8, in Wakefield Trinity's 20-13 victory over Australia in the 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 December 1908. John Walton (rugby league) John "Jack" Walton was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 115), as a , or , i.e. number 8 or
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nomination for his role in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", was cast as serial killer Leo Kroll independently of director Burt Topper, who chose David McLean for the role of Lt. Frank Benson. McLean was known for his lead role in the 1960 Western television series "Tate". Veteran character actress Ellen Corby (later to become best known as Grandma Walton in "The Waltons") played Mrs. Kroll, and Jeanne Bates was Clara Thomas, her attending nurse. Among the unknowns cast were Davey Davison as Tally Raymond, and Diane Sayer as Barbara Wells, Tally's colleague at the amusement park stand from
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Scott married Cynthia (Cindy) Ullman Wolfen. They have a daughter, Emma, born in 2001, and a son, Jeremy, who was born in 2004. Today, Scott owns Chase Messengers, a parcel delivery service, in Encino, California. Eric Scott (actor) Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor whose best known role is as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971), and in the series it inspired, "The Waltons". He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to
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F. Walton, that she was to become better known. In the year of their marriage they moved to Jerusalem where Octavius took up a ministry in a church on Mount Zion until 1879. While there in 1877, her book "A Peep Behind The Scenes" was published. It is the story of Rosalie, a child who works in a travelling theatre. The Waltons lived at Cally, Kirkcudbrightshire for a while, and from 1883 Octavius was in the ministry at the church of St Thomas's, York, moving to St Jude's, Wolverhampton, in 1893 and Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent, in 1906. There his wife
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with her stroke deficits as Corby was in real life. Although Corby was able to communicate after her stroke, her character's lines were usually limited to one word or one-phrased dialogue, such as "No" or "Home"; her role dropped to recurring during "The Waltons"' final two seasons, and she later resumed her role as Grandma Walton in five of the six "Waltons" reunion movies between 1982 and 1997. Ellen Hansen married Francis Corby, a film director/cinematographer who was two decades her senior, in 1934; they divorced in 1944. The marriage did not produce children and she never remarried. Francis Corby
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moved to Boar's Hill south of Oxford and was renamed Plater College. Squatters moved into the area during the 1960s and 1970s, and have been dubbed 'Waltons'. Around 2000, The Waterways estate was built on the site of the British Motor Corporation's former Osberton Radiator Factory immediately to the north of Walton Well Road. Walton Well Road Walton Well Road is a road, about 400 metres (a quarter mile) long, near the centre of Oxford, England. It provides a link from central Oxford to Port Meadow. The road marks the northern edge of the district known as Jericho. At the
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David W. Harper David William Harper (born October 4, 1961) is an American actor. Harper began his acting career appearing as Jim Bob Walton, the second-youngest of seven siblings, in the made-for-television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971). When the film was turned into "The Waltons" television series in 1972, Harper reprised his role and remained with the series throughout its nine-season run. When "The Waltons" ended in 1981, Harper appeared in the television miniseries "The Blue and the Gray" and the theatrical film "Fletch". Along with most of the other series regulars, Harper appeared in various Waltons reunion
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stake.” In 2013, Bernstein filed suit against The Rose and Thistle Group owners and Toronto attorneys, Norma and Ronauld Walton, under claims that the Waltons had diverted assets from real estate investments that Bernstein and the Waltons had jointly invested in. The Waltons have communicated publicly that they "strongly disagree" with the accusations and have appealed the findings of Ontario Superior Court's ordered investigation. In April 2014, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario ruled that Bernstein had repeatedly breached rules established by the College by advertising his weight-loss clinics through customer testimonials, before and after photos and medically
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1765, and some slaves were smuggled into the colonies, but the Waltons' share of that trade was relatively small. His wife survived him many years. When the British took possession of the city, she abandoned her station, and took refuge in "the Jersies", according to an obituary notice in the "New York Packet" of May 15, 1786. She died in New Jersey on May 10, 1786, at 78 years of age. William Walton (merchant) William Walton (1706–1768) was the son of Captain William and Mary (Santford) Walton. He followed his father into the shipping and mercantile business and became a
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revenge. Henry, initially kind and good, also becomes a darker person as the plot continues, because his brother drives him to despair. It was filmed on location in England and Wales. Richard Thomas was cast as the good brother Henry: When I began to read the novel I thought "the last thing I need to play is the good brother, Henry. I played John Boy [on "The Waltons"] for five years and once that happened casting people weren't sending me a lot of heavies. But as I read "Ballantrae" through, the character of Henry becomes darker and more sinister. By
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for his use of editing and the depth of staging in his melodramas and crime films. Haggar was born in Dedham, Essex, where he was apprenticed as a shipbuilder and later a watchmaker. An accomplished musician, Haggar left home at the age of eighteen and joined a troupe of travelling players, working as a stage carpenter. In 1870 he married Sarah Walton, daughter of Richard Walton proprietor of a travelling theatre. The Waltons were a well-known family of professional actors and pantomimists who had been in the entertaining business for many generations. Shortly after their marriage Haggar and Sarah set
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John Walton (darts player) John Michael Walton (born 10 November 1961 in Bradford, Yorkshire) is an English darts player. He is best known for winning the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship. He has adopted the nickname John Boy and used the song "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex as his walk-on theme. Walton picked up some small tournament victories in the early stages of his career, including the Websters 150 Championship in 1993 and the Highlands Open Championship in 1996 but didn't manage to qualify for the World Championship until 1999 when he lost 0-3 to Roland Scholten on his first
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the two in his production of "The Rose Maid". They married that same year and together formed one of the most successful exhibition ballroom teams of the their day as well as became two of cabaret's earliest stars. Together they were promoted as Maurice and Walton, or simply "The Waltons." During America's dance mania of the 1910s Florence Walton and Maurice Mouvet were considered as a team second only to The Castles. Walton claimed to be the first American to entertain American troops in the war zone during World War I, claiming in 1914 during a performance with Mouvet at
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Ralph Waite Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor and political activist, best known for his role as John Walton, Sr. on "The Waltons" (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He also had a recurring role in "NCIS" as Jackson Gibbs, the father of Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Waite had supporting roles in movies like "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), "The Grissom Gang" (1971), "The Bodyguard" (1992), and "Cliffhanger" (1993). Waite, the eldest of five children, was born in White Plains, New York on June 22, 1928, to Ralph H. Waite, a construction engineer, and Esther (née
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the eighth season (she was usually said to be visiting relatives in nearby Buckingham County). Six feature-length movies were made after the series' run; set from 1947 to 1969, they aired between 1982 and 1997. "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971) was not made as a pilot for a series, but it was so popular that it led to the broadcaster, CBS, initially commissioning one season of episodes based on the same characters, and the result was "The Waltons". Except for the children and Grandma Walton, the actors for the movie were not the same as for the series. The
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Best Supporting Actress. She also won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actress in a TV series for the show "The Waltons", and was nominated another three times. She left the show early in 1977, owing to a massive stroke she had suffered on 10 November 1976, which impaired her speech and severely limited her mobility and function. She returned to the series during the final episode of the 1977–78 season, with her character depicted as also recovering from a stroke. She remained a regular on "The Waltons" through the end of the 1978–79 season, with Esther Walton struggling
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Eric Scott (actor) Eric Scott (born Eric Scott Magat; October 20, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American actor whose best known role is as Ben Walton, which he first played in the television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971), and in the series it inspired, "The Waltons". He was briefly married to actress Karey Louis. His second marriage was to Theresa Fargo, the mother of his daughter Ashley, until her death from acute myelomonocytic leukemia on November 5, 1992, not long after Ashley's birth. She had developed the disease during her pregnancy. In March 2000,
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up on the family farm and was educated at the local national school. Walton inherited a love of hurling from his father, John Walton, who won a championship medal with Tullaroan in 1887.. As well as hurling Walton also had a very keen interest in greyhound racing. He kept many championship greyhounds, the most famous of the all, Captain Sim, ran in the Waterloo Cup. Walton died in 1966. Sim Walton Simon F. "Sim" Walton (4 October 1880 – 27 December 1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Tullaroan, County
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accomplishments as an actor, most notably a nine-season run as Jason Walton on "The Waltons" (he also returned for all of the "Waltons" reunion projects during the 1980s and 1990s), as well as providing the voice of Christopher Robin for Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" cartoons. Jon Walmsley Jon Walmsley (born 6 February 1956 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is a British-American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, actor and producer. Walmsley is a veteran of the stage and studio, having worked with many notable artists including Richard Marx, Brian Setzer, David Pack, David Koz, the Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, Gregg Allman, Merle Haggard, Roy Acuff,
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the time she was cast in "The Waltons", she had "hit rock bottom". Then, at age 32, Learned realized she was an alcoholic. Taking herself to ex-husband Peter Donat's cabin on the California coast, she decided to "get sober" and that her time there was the beginning of a spiritual journey. Learned further stated in the article that she has been sober since 1977. Michael Learned Michael Learned (born April 9, 1939) is an American actress, known for her role as Olivia Walton in the long-running CBS drama series "The Waltons" (1972–1981). She has won a record four Primetime Emmy
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Michael Learned Michael Learned (born April 9, 1939) is an American actress, known for her role as Olivia Walton in the long-running CBS drama series "The Waltons" (1972–1981). She has won a record four Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; three for "The Waltons" (1973, 1974, 1976), and one for "Nurse" (1982). Learned was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter and oldest child of Elizabeth Duane "Betti" (née Hooper) and Bruce Learned, a diplomat. Her maternal grandfather was an attaché for the United States Embassy in Rome. She lived on a Connecticut farm with her
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series. Hamner provided the voice-over of the older John-Boy, usually heard at the beginning and end of each episode. John-Boy Walton's fictional "alma mater", Boatwright University, is patterned after Richmond College, which became part of the University of Richmond on Boatwright Drive near Westham Station in The West End of Richmond, Virginia, about seventy miles east of Schuyler. The town of Walton's Mountain was built in the rear area of the main lot at Warner Bros. Studios, bordering the Los Angeles River, but the mountain itself was part of the Hollywood Hills range opposite Warner studios in Burbank, California (the
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living for his family by operating a lumber mill with his sons' help as they grow older. The family income is augmented by some small-scale farming, and John occasionally hunts to put meat on the table. In the simpler days of their country youth, all of the children are rambunctious and curious, but as times grow tough and the Walton youths grow up to deal with them, the children slowly depart from the innocent, carefree days of walking everywhere barefoot while clad in overalls and hand-sewn pinafores, and into the harsh, demanding world of adulthood and responsibility. The family shares
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more than a hundred years the Walton family of merchants held the first place among the shipping magnates of New York City. The Waltons were of English origin, and probably came from the County of Norfolk. Two families of the name appear at about the same period, the one in New York, the other in Richmond County, Staten Island. In the New York branch of the family the name William was carried through a full century. The first William Walton of whom mention is made, was born in the latter part of the 17th century, about 1665. In 1698 he
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"Adam-12", "The F.B.I.", "Highway to Heaven", "Love, American Style", "Dan August", "Sanford and Son", "Ironside", "Falcon Crest", "L.A. Law", "All in the Family", "Hawaii Five-O", "The Waltons", and "The Fall Guy". Sullivan wrote the play "J for J" ("Journals for John") which was prompted after she found a packet of unsent letters (in 1995) written by her father decades earlier to her older brother Johnny, who was mentally disabled. The play premiered on October 20, 2001. John Ritter, who in real life had a handicapped brother, played Johnny, Sullivan played herself, and Jeff Kober portrayed her father Barry. Sullivan was
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"Nanny and the Professor", which aired on ABC as the "Saturday Superstar Movie" in limited showings in 1972 and 1973. In 1972, Doremus, at the age of fourteen, was cast as G.W. Haines, boyfriend of Mary Ellen Walton (Judy Norton Taylor) & later Erin Walton (Mary Beth McDonough) in the series "The Waltons". Doremus appeared through November 10, 1977. In the episode "The First Casualty", his character died in a training accident in the early phase of World War II. Doremus appeared on NBC's "Bonanza" in 1972. His last role was in 1981 as Chuck in the film "Rivals" on
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York." "The Waltons" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1973. Also in 1973 Richard Thomas won the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Michael Learned won the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series three times (1973, 1974, and 1976). Ellen Corby was also a three-time winner in the Supporting Actress category, winning in 1973, 1975, and 1976. Will Geer was awarded the Supporting Actor Emmy in 1975. Veteran actress Beulah Bondi won an Emmy in 1977 for Lead Actress in a Single Performance for her guest appearance as Martha Corrine Walton in
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took him close to 5 months, from March 26 to August 15 in 2003. During that period, each day he published a video of his swing on his website. "One Shot a Day" was featured in the "Art of Sport Exhibition" at CEPA Gallery in Buffalo, New York. "Red Ball" an online project of Waltons', presented by Silent Gallery. In 2001 Walton had an online project where he placed a little Red Ball at a specific location in the city of San Francisco. The location of where the Red Ball should be placed depends solely on the participation of the
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Douglas Walton (actor) Douglas Walton (October 17, 1909 – November 15, 1961) was a Canadian actor who worked in American films during the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1950. Born John Douglas Duder in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Walton began his acting career in the theatres of Chicago and New York City. Tall, blond and elegant, Walton played many aristocratic, intellectual or sophisticated English or European men in films such as "The Count of Monte Cristo" in 1934; "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), in which Walton memorably played the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in
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in such television shows as "I Love Lucy", "Hazel", "Bonanza", "Have Gun Will Travel", "Gunsmoke", "Sergeant Bilko", "Ironside", "Burke's Law", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "All In The Family", "Hunter", "The Odd Couple", "Gidget", "Busting Loose", "MacGyver", "The Dukes of Hazzard" (as Lulu Coltrane Hogg) and "The Golden Girls". She appeared in feature films, including "Cold Turkey" and "In Country". She joined the cast of "The Waltons" in 1979 as Rose Burton, a cousin of Olivia Walton, as sort of a surrogate parental figure replacing "Ellen Corby" (Grandma), "Michael Learned" (Olivia), and the following year, "Ralph Waite" (John). (She'd also previously appeared
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daughter of John Robert Walton, founder of the Australian department store Waltons. From 1957 to 1960, Oxley studied art and design at East Sydney Technical College, now the National Art School. For the next two decades she worked as an interior designer in Sydney, Melbourne and New York City for firms and designers including Peddle Thorp & Walker (now PTW Architects and Raymond Loewy). In 1970 she married Anthony Oxley and together they co-founded Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in 1982. Together with her husband, Oxley has been an active supporter of the Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale; the Biennale of
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hospitality with relatives and strangers as they are able. The small community named after their property is also home to folk of various income levels, ranging from the well-to-do Baldwin sisters, two elderly spinsters who distill moonshine that they call "Papa's recipe"; Ike Godsey, postmaster and owner of the general store with his somewhat snobbish wife Corabeth (a Walton cousin; she calls her husband "Mr. Godsey"); an African-American couple, Verdie and Harley Foster; Maude, a sassy octogenarian artist who paints on wood; Flossie Brimmer, a friendly though somewhat gossipy widow who runs a nearby boarding house; and Yancy Tucker, a
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specials produced in the 1980s and 1990s. Harper is not currently active in show business but does appear at such Waltons-related functions as collectible and memorabilia fairs. After working at a variety of jobs, he went to school to study business. David W. Harper David William Harper (born October 4, 1961) is an American actor. Harper began his acting career appearing as Jim Bob Walton, the second-youngest of seven siblings, in the made-for-television film "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" (1971). When the film was turned into "The Waltons" television series in 1972, Harper reprised his role and remained with the
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a player; the others were (in chronological order of completing the feat), Matt Guokas, Sr. and his son Matt Guokas, Jr., Hall of Famer Rick Barry and his son Brent Barry, and Hall of Famer Bill Walton and his son Luke Walton. The Thompsons, along with the Waltons, are also the only father-son tandems to have each won two championships each, with the Thompsons being the only tandem to win in two consecutive years. Thompson and his family moved back to Portland in 1991 after his career. He worked on local sports radio in the area. He and his family
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Izaak Walton Killam Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885 – August 5, 1955) was one of Canada's most eminent financiers. Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Killam rose from paper boy in Yarmouth to become one of Canada's wealthiest individuals. As a young banker with the Union Bank of Halifax, Killam became close friends with John F. Stairs and Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook) who put Killam in charge of his Royal Securities. In 1919, Killam bought out Aitken and took full control of the company. Killam's business dealings primarily involved the financing of large pulp and paper and hydro-electric projects throughout
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Walton, on a Season 8 episode of "The Waltons." He died on January 8, 1981 in Ojai of colon cancer. He was married to actress Erika Kapralik (September 6, 1911 – May 14, 1992 in Ojai, California). Woodrow Chambliss Woodrow "Woody" Lewis Chambliss (October 14, 1914 in Bowie, Texas – January 8, 1981 in Ojai, California) was an American character actor who appeared in both feature films and television. He is probably best known for his appearances as several characters in the TV hit "Gunsmoke", where he eventually settled into the recurring role of storekeeper Mr. Lathrop. He was sometimes
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there is a mock Walton scene. At first the narrator says “I love you to all” of these characters, who presumably already died. Then he goes on to talk about a movie called Longtime Companion, that he believes was a joke, and “could have been called The Waltons Do AIDS” (114). The movie is said to have been unrealistic and it appears that all the characters sort of died off one by one. Another movie referenced in this montage is Philadelphia (film), which has a bad reception as well. At the end of this scene the narrator says, “Ask the
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