In 1971, viewers were first introduced to the Walton family in the TV movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story. The movie, based on the book Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner Jr., featured most of the ...

Seventeen-year-old Deegan Walton had a smile that could light up any room. Outgoing, funny and endlessly curious, he shared his mother Lori’s love of cars, racing and anything with an engine. “He was ...

John-Boy and his family prepare for John Sr.'s homecoming to spend Christmas together, but after a storm blows in, John-Boy must find his father, and the journey through it will change his life ...

In 2003, Hamner — who died in 2016 — sat down for a lengthy interview with the Television Academy Foundation where he discussed his life and work. He recalled the origins of The Homecoming, which was ...

Cotler played Elizabeth Walton in the heartwarming story of a Depression-era family hoping to celebrate Christmas with their father, who has had to leave home to find work. She recently reflected on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The beloved TV film was set in rural Virginia on Christmas Eve 1933 as the family prepared for the holiday while their patriarch ...