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- Birth nameDoris Marion Giannini
- Doris Hamner was born on March 26, 1904 in Alberene, Virginia, USA. She is known for The Waltons (1972), A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982) and Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain (1982). She was married to Earl Henry Hamner, Sr.. She died on August 31, 1990 in Schuyler, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseEarl Henry Hamner, Sr.(1921 - May 1, 1969) (his death, 8 children)
- Her dedication to motherhood was personified by three gifted actresses in film and television works created by her son Earl Hamner Jr.: Maureen O'Hara in Spencer's Mountain (1963), Patricia Neal in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971), and especially Michael Learned in The Waltons (1972).
- Mother of Earl Hamner Jr., Bill Hamner, Clifton Hamner, James Hamner, Paul Hamner, Audrey Hankins, Marion Hawkes, and Nancy Jameson.
- Daughter-in-law of Walter Clifton Hamner (1856-1935) and Susan Henry Spencer Hamner (1890-1963).
- Daughter of Colonel Anderson Giannini (1880-1964) and Ora Lee Mann Giannini (1885-1962).
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