Orma W. Wallengren
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Orma W. Wallengren, also known as Clair Whitaker and Clair Whitaker Peterson, was the author of the screenplay of Latter-day Saint films Johnny Lingo and Man's Search for Happiness. Under the name of Clair Whitaker she was a writer for several TV shows including The Waltons
and Falcon Crest
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Wallengren was the niece of Scott Whitaker and Wetzel Whitaker
, the heads of the BYU Motion Picture Studio from about 1950 to 1980.
Wallengren is the mother of Ernie Wallengreen, and the mother-in-law of John Garbett
.
The Waltons
The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...
and Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced....
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Wallengren was the niece of Scott Whitaker and Wetzel Whitaker
Wetzel Whitaker
"Judge" Wetzel Orson Whitaker was a prominent Mormon filmmaker. Most of the films he was involved in, such as The Windows in Heaven, Johnny Lingo and Pioneers in Petticoats, were made in cooperation with his brother Scott Whitaker...
, the heads of the BYU Motion Picture Studio from about 1950 to 1980.
Wallengren is the mother of Ernie Wallengreen, and the mother-in-law of John Garbett
John Garbett
John Garbett is an American film producer. He was the producer of The Other Side of Heaven and also of The Legend of Johnny Lingo for which he also wrote the screenplay. This was loosely based on the screenplay his mother-in-law Claire Whitaker Peterson wrote for the film Johnny Lingo.Garbett is...
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