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 ...

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 ...