Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, dies at 85‏

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    I know a couple young ladies of my generation that were in loooooove with Fess and watched his shows religiously...

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    Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, dies at 85
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    Parker became a sensation among young baby boomers as the 'King of the Wild Frontier.' He went on to become a hotel developer and Santa Ynez winery owner.

    By Dennis McLellan

    March 19 2010

    Fess Parker, whose star-making portrayal of frontiersman Davy Crockett on television in the mid-1950s made him a hero to millions of young baby boomers and spurred a nationwide run on coonskin caps, died Thursday. He was 85.

    The complete article can be viewed at:
    http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fess-parker19-2010mar19,0,3352776.story

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