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THE AVOCADO DRIVE ZOO is a warm and personal, yet humorous,
recounting of how the members of the Hamner family have lived with
and loved the animals in their lives. By the time they moved to
Hollywood and settled into a lovely residence on Avocado Drive,
their home was virtually a zoo.
"'Generous Women' is about the women who have given so much much of
themselves to the man I am today," writes Earl Hamner. This fond
appreciation is a warm thank-you for gifts freely given and a
reminder that, truly, no man is an island unto himself.
Goodnight, John Boy is a memory book of The Waltons, the number-one
television show of its time. Filled with behind-the-scenes
anecdotes and profiles of people who appeared on the show, it
introduces readers to the Hamner family members who later became
characters on The Waltons, suggests events and locales that
inspired many of the episodes, and traces Earl Hamner's life as a
writer from Virginia to New York to Hollywood. Included is a
description of each episode plus reminiscences, comments, and
personal feelings from numerous people connected with the series -
writers, actors, directors, producers, family, and fans. Heavily
illustrated with publicity shots and personal photographs taken by
cast, crew, and others, Goodnight, John Boy will be a welcomed book
by millions of loyal fans.
The Twilight Zone has evolved from a groundbreaking speculative
television series into a cultural phenomenon. The recently revived
series on FOX averaged 4.6 million viewers on its first episode.
Indeed, the title itself conjures up thoughts of fantastic stories
that bridge several forms of fiction to create a unique genre of
morality tales with a touch of irony, unlimited by the boundaries
of conventional fiction. Broadcast from 1959 to 1964, the show has
run ever since in syndication, making it one of the longest running
television shows of all time, creating a new genre of shows similar
to the X-Files and Twin Peaks. Five writers created the core of the
show, and together these men fashioned the bulk of the 156 original
episodes: Rod Serling, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, George
Clayton Johnson, and Earl Hamner. All went on to other projects in
film, television, theater, and print, but their involvement in the
Twilight Zone is well known to fans of the series. The Twilight
Zone Scripts of Earl Hamner contains reprints of the eight episodes
written by Hamner, along with Albarella's commentary on each story:
The Hunt, "" ""A Piano in the House, "" ""Jess-Belle, ""
""Ring-a-Ding Girl, "" ""You Drive, "" ""Black Leather Jackets, ""
""Stopover in a Quiet Town, "" and ""The Bewitchin' Pool."" Also
included is a ""lost"" Twilight Zone short story by Mr. Hamner and
an interview with Albarella that covers the background details of
how Hamner became involved in the series.""
THE AVOCADO DRIVE ZOO is a warm and personal, yet humorous,
recounting of how the members of the Hamner family have lived with
and loved the animals in their lives. By the time they moved to
Hollywood and settled into a lovely residence on Avocado Drive,
their home was virtually a zoo.
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