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2 unusual facts about The Waltons


Frederic W. Boatwright

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.

Orma W. Wallengren

Under the name of Clair Whitaker she was a writer for several TV shows including The Waltons and Falcon Crest.


Darleen Carr

Carr made guest appearances on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Waltons, and The Paper Chase; played Henry Fonda's character's daughter for thirty-nine episodes of The Smith Family; and portrayed Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's favorite sister, in a television movie, Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy.

Darrell O'Dea

He has appeared on numerous recordings as a guest musician and has recorded or produced artists including Collective Soul, Kyp Harness, Kiran Ahluwalia, Hayden, The Waltons, Adam Faux, The Supers (Fall Down Go Boom), Rebecca Campbell, Martin Posen, and Pinchas Zuckerman.

Doe Hill, Virginia

Doe Hill is often mentioned in the 1970s family drama, The Waltons, by character Corabeth Godsey, played by Ronnie Claire Edwards.

Ellen Geer

The remainder of her television credits include guest appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Waltons, Quincy, M.E., Dallas, The Practice, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, NYPD Blue and Cold Case.

Fred Silverman

He worked as an executive at the CBS, ABC and NBC networks, and was responsible for bringing to television such programs as the series Scooby-Doo (1969–present), All in the Family (1971–1979), The Waltons (1972–1981), and Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), as well as the miniseries Roots (1977) and Shōgun (1980).

Gary Vinson

During the 1970s and 1980s, Vinson continued with guest roles on episodic television appearing again in Mod Squad, Love, American Style, McCloud, The Streets of San Francisco, The Waltons, S.W.A.T., Baa Baa Black Sheep, Battlestar Galactica, and Barnaby Jones.

Ian Geer Flanders

He is a third-generation actor/actress, the son of actress Ellen Geer and actor Ed Flanders and the grandson of actor Will Geer (best known for his role in The Waltons as Grandpa Walton).

March 16–20, 1992

The re-release contained five bonus tracks: acoustic demos of "Grindstone" and The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog", a live version of "Moonshiner", the previously unreleased "Take My Word", and a version of the theme song from The Waltons.

Paul Linke

His career has included appearances on many well known television series such as, The Waltons, Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, M*A*S*H, Knots Landing, St. Elsewhere, Quantum Leap and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Radames Pera

Between 1969 and 1985 other guest-starring credits include two episodes of Lassie and Marcus Welby, M.D., and single episodes of Family Affair, Hawaii Five-O, and The Waltons among many others.

Rockfish, Virginia

Rockfish was frequently referenced in the CBS television series The Waltons as being the closest town to Waltons Mountain, the fictional version of the nearby community of Schuyler.

Schuyler, Virginia

Schuyler was the birthplace and home of writer Earl Hamner, Jr. He is best known for the CBS television series The Waltons, which was based on his experiences of growing up the eldest child of a large rural family in depression era America.

Virginia Capers

In addition to a recurring role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she appeared in many television programs, including Have Gun Will Travel, Marcus Welby, M.D., My Three Sons, Mannix, The Waltons, Mork & Mindy, Highway to Heaven, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, Evening Shade, The Golden Girls, Married... with Children, The Practice and ER.

Willow Geer-Alsop

She is a third-generation actor/actress, the daughter of actress Ellen Geer and children's musician Peter Alsop and the granddaughter of actor Will Geer (best known for his role in The Waltons as Grandpa Walton).


see also

Wickstrom

Rob Wickstrom, the husband of Mary Elizabeth McDonough, an American actress most famous for her role as "Erin Walton" in the series The Waltons