Scott Hamner (born 1956), is an American

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. He is the son of

Earl Hamner Jr. Earl Henry Hamner Jr. (July 10, 1923 – March 24, 2016) was an American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, ''The Waltons' ...

, who turned his autobiography into ''

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''.

Positions held

*'' The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (Actor, television movie: 1971) *'' Berrenger's'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1985) *'' Boone'' (Writer, 2 episodes: 1983–84) *''

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'' (Story and/or writer and/or teleplay and/or story editor: Season 6, 1985–86) *'' Falcon Crest'' (Writer, 4 episodes: 1982–86) *'' Knots Landing'' (Writer, 7 episodes: 1982–91. Story editor, 8 episodes: 1991) *''

'' (Writer, 3 episodes: 1981) *'' Second Chances'' (Executive Story Editor, entire series: 1993–94) *''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...

'' (Writer, Script Writer, 6 episodes: 1995) *''

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'' (Writer, Associate Head Writer, Head Writer: 1997–2000) *''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'' (Story and/or writer, Co-Head writer: 2006–12)

Awards and nominations

Hamner, as part of the writing teams that he has worked with, has been nominated six times (''

'': 1996, ''

'': 2007–08 and 2010–12) for a

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in the category Drama Series Writing Team, winning the Emmy in 2011. Hamner and his writing colleagues were also nominated five times (''The Young and the Restless'': 2007–08, 2010 and 2012–13) for a Writers Guild of America Award in the category Daytime Serials, winning the award in

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, 2010 and

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References

External links

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CBS Daytime: Y&R

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