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Post by goodnight on Oct 7, 2013 21:38:58 GMT -5
I was wondering if Mamie or Emily was supposed to be the older one of the sisters. I guess I always thought Mamie was because she was more mature or level headed.
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Post by ForeverWaltons on Oct 8, 2013 8:28:20 GMT -5
I do believe Miss Mamie is the oldest one.  |
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Post by goodnightelizabeth on Oct 9, 2013 6:05:54 GMT -5
I think its mamie!
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Post by sdw on Oct 14, 2013 11:02:59 GMT -5
The other week I saw Mary Jackson who played Miss Emily on Christy,it was a 1993 show,so it was about the same
time that The Waltons reunion movie was on.
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Post by Brenda on Oct 14, 2013 11:25:27 GMT -5
I always assumed Miss Mamie was the older one too. Good to see you back on the forum, sdw! |
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Post by goodnightelizabeth on Oct 14, 2013 14:08:48 GMT -5
You know coming to think about it and since you mentioned it I have been looking closely at those sisters (on the show)
And here are a couple of things I picked out which are making me sway in the opposite direction and say I think miss Emily is older.
I will always think of Mamie as older but here are some thoughts.
1: Mamies hair is black going gray Emilys is already Gray.
2 Emily is always forgetting things that may just be to stupidity or is it to Old age?
just a thought.
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Post by JeriJet on Oct 14, 2013 14:14:49 GMT -5
People age at different rates -- gray hair and senility don't tell us much.... I always thought Mamie was older, too.... but can't point to a specific episode reference right now -- we'll all have to start watching for this!!
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Post by goodnightelizabeth on Oct 14, 2013 14:21:40 GMT -5
New update.
Read this interview by Mary Jackson (Emily) I have highlighted the important bit which I should think answers your question seeings as it comes from the actress herself!
:-)
Mary Jackson grew up in Michigan during the early Depression years. She attended the county Normal School which was a training school for prospective teachers in rural communities. She graduated at age 17. During her first year in the classroom, she recalled, she had three students older than she was. Her teaching career lasted but one year, when she decided to attend Michigan State University to study acting. She graduated in 1933 and went to Chicago to begin her acting career.
Almost 40 years later she would capture the hearts of America by her portrayal of Emily Baldwin. “‘The Waltons’ was a real joy and a magnificent tribute to Earl Hamner. Earl gave me two things, don’t you know, that I will always cherish and be thankful for: Helen Kleeb (Miss Mamie) as my older sister and the TV series ‘The Waltons’......and he gave me Ashley Longworth. I think you ought to know that Ashley has never come back. In case you see him out there, please tell him to return. I have some of the Recipe waiting”, she said with a smile and a wink.
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