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'Daniel Boone,' 'Davy Crockett' Star Fess Parker Dead at 85
by Bob Sassone, posted Mar 19th 2010 9:00AM
There might be only a certain age group that remembers the TV shows 'Daniel Boone' and 'Davy Crockett' (part of 'Disneyland'), two shows that were really popular with kids in the 50s (it was a long time before video games and Facebook). The star of those two shows, Fess Parker, has died at the age of 85 in California.Parker had a rather successful run in the movies too, appearing in such classics as 'Old Yeller,' 'The Kid From Left Field,' and the killer ants flick 'Them!,' which still freaks me out today. A lot of the films/shows that Parker appeared in were Disney films. He also starred in the short-lived TV version of 'Mr. Smith Goes To Washington' and episodes of 'Burke's Law' and 'The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.'
For the past several years, Parker had his own winery and wine label and hotel in Santa Barbara. After the jump, the theme songs to 'Davy Crockett' and 'Daniel Boone.'
TV Legend Fess Parker Dies
by Andrew Scott, posted Mar 18th 2010 4:26PM
'Davy Crockett' star Fess Parker died Thursday of natural causes, TMZ has confirmed.The 85-year-old actor portrayed the famous character on both the big and small screen, with additional roles in TV's 'Daniel Boone,' from 1964-70, 'Old Yeller' and 'Westward Ho!'
Parker leaves behind his wife of 60 years and two children.
For more on the career of Fess Parker, visit PopEater.
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