I had a cap gun. I loved the smell of "gun powder" in the morning.
Posted on 03/18/2010 12:26:36 PM PDT by Borges
Fess Parker -- who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone -- has died of natural causes ... a rep confirms with TMZ.
Parker -- who also starred in "Old Yeller" -- owned the DoubleTree Resort in Santa Barbara and the Wine Country Inn & Spa in Los Olivos, CA.
Parker married Marcella Rinehart in 1960. They had two kids.
He was 85.
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Rest in Peace.
“Killed hisself a bar,
When he was only three,
Davey, Davey Crockett....”
I love the way the original Davey Crocket incorporated Daniel Boone, virtually creating an entirely new Davey Boone / Daniel Crockett character.
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier is no more!!!
Rest in peace, Fess Parker.
I’ll never forget the time when Johnny Carson screwed up his name, turning him into “Pess Farker”. Ed & Johnny had a great laugh at that one.
RIP, Mr. Parker. You were one of the good’uns.
I had one too but my patience would run thin.
I'd end up hitting the whole roll with a hammer.
How sad! Such a great family show!
Another end of an era...My childhood hero along with “The Rifleman” Chuck Connors.
That was the family TV hour. So the boys liked Davey Crockett but his sister, mom and dad liked it enough to watch it all together
The Alamo, Daniel Boone, and Davy Crockett. Great shows all.
He’s a great loss. To the best of my knowledge, there no one in Hollyweird like him.
As much as I still enjoy John Wayne’s “The Alamo”, Fess Parker is the best Davy Crockett on the small screen or the large. He and Walt Disney helped shape my interest in history, making me want to know more and actually read to learn real history.
I remember being five or six and encountering “Davey” in full frontier regalia at the local drug store (also sold toys). I know now of course that it was just some tall guy in a costume but, then, for me, it was Davey.
The Ballad of Davy Crockett was released on March 16, 1956.
I heard this on the radio earlier today. Fess Parker will surely be missed. He brought us good, clean, wholesome entertainment. Not to mention, he was quite the hunk.
RIP Mr. Parker, and may God hold you lovingly in the palms of His hands for all eternity.
My uncle went to school with him in San Angelo, Tx, RIP
LOL Yep I was another girl with a coonskin cap, I had the rifle too.
Also, Bonanza.
61 in November. I know exactly what you mean. End of an era... our era.
I'm just a youngster compaired to you two :), I'll be 60 in June. I had a Davy Crockett coonskin cap, fringed jacket, belt, and toy flintlock. Sad day.
Here is a pic of me in 1956 with my Davy Crockett belt on with Davy's flintlock on the buckle:
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