Egad! Where did you find this information? Hehe.
That's an awesome biography of our beloved hero. hehe


--- Lare Roberts <larerobe@...> wrote:
> Ernest grew up in rural Kentucky where he went to
> school and wasn't
> very bright. He had a speech impediment which
> caused him to keep
> checking with whoever he talked to to see if they
> understood
> him....Know whut I mean? His mother was truly an
> avon lady and
> hairdresser, but his father was an out of work coal
> miner. Doing odd
> jobs to keep his family fed. Thats where Ernest
> learned how to fix
> so many different things and invent so much. When
> you're poor, you
> have to make do with what you have. But his father,
> always taught
> Ernest to look at the bright side of things and
> never let anyone get
> you down. How else could he keep trying to get
> close to Vern, an old
> school friend, who once felt sorry for the
> academically challenged
> Ernest, much to his regret all the rest of his life.
> He couldn't get
> away from him. His father was Ralph W. Worrell and
> he married the
> not so beautiful, but hard working Maggie McCoy, a
> distant cousin of
> the famous McCoys. Ernest came from a family of six
> sibs, but
> through the hardship of living in the hills, the
> family lost 3 of the
> children in early childhood. Ernest was the
> youngest and therefore
> was his mother's pride and father's last attempt at
> child rearin'.
> Ernest never lost the lessons he learned about
> giving people more
> chances when he left home to view the world. Like
> his father told
> him, courage is fear holding on one minute longer.
> So, regardless of
> what came his way, he would hold on the the thought
> that there was
> good in all of us. Even when he was down on
> himself, he could always
> summons the strength to have faith in his fellow
> man, which gave him
> the courage to regain faith in himself. His family
> was devoted
> church goers and he was forced to go to church every
> Sunday, learning
> the discipline to continue when things get tough and
> turn the other
> cheek. Know whut I mean?..........
> --- In heyvernitsaernestclub@yahoogroups.com,
> annabelle linvill
> <brightarethestarsthatshine@y...> wrote:
> > Hey Ken!
> > I also think that Ernest was an only child. If
> his father was an
> electrician, then that would explain Ernest's love
> of gadgets and
> fixing things. His mom would have been a part time
> hairdresser and
> Avon Lady, and perhaps worked at the carnival during
> the summer,
> selling tickets, Of course, Ernest would get in for
> free, and that's
> where he learned to imitate all sorts of people. He
> is a true people
> pleaser and has a pure heart.He is the eternal
> optimist, I guess
> that's why Ernest is my favorite character.
> > 'know what I mean? Annabelle
> >
> > heyvernitsaernestclub@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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> > Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:54:39 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Ken
> > Subject: Polling everybody
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> > Okay all you Ernest lovers out there, we need your
> > help. Some of us are interested in finding out
> more
> > about Ernest: not about the actor, but about the
> > character Ernest himself. It is suggested that
> Ernest
> > was created to be a mirror of the typical rural
> folk
> > of eastern US. I think he might have been an only
> > child with his father being an electrician. But he
> > could have been part of a large family. What do
> you
> > guys think? Did Ernest come from a large family?
> > Lots of brothers and sisters? What was his family
> > heritage like? How did he and Vern meet? Share
> with
> > us your opinions on the Ernest P. Worrell
> character as
> > to his possible life, heritage, and upbringing?
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