This 1974 photo provided by CBS shows, from left, David Harper, as Jim-Bob Walton; Eric Scott, as Ben Walton; Michael Learned, as Olivia Walton; Kami Cotler, as Elizabeth Walton; Richard Thomas, as John Boy Walton; Mary McDonough, as Erin Walton; Judy Norton, as Mary Ellen Walton; Ralph Waite, as John Walton; Ellen Corby, as Ester ‘Grandma’ Walton; Will Geer, as Zeb ‘Grandpa’ Walton; Jon Walmsley, as Jason Walton, in the television show ‘The Waltons.’ (CBS PHOTO ARCHIVE VIA AP)
By Bobby Ross Jr. Associated Press At 50, ‘The Waltons’ still stirs fans’ nostalgia — and it made points about society, struggle and grace The…
