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       Harvey

       1950
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       Daniel Boone

       1964
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       Davy Crockett

       1954
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       Burke's Law

       1963
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       My Little Margie

       1952
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       Battle Cry

       1955

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fess_ParkerFess Parker - Wikipedia

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   Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F. E. Parker Jr.; August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of the title characters in the Walt Disney television miniseries Davy Crockett (1954–55; ABC) and the television series Daniel Boone (1964–70; NBC).

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4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0662240Fess Parker - Biography - IMDb

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   Fess Parker was an American actor who starred in the Disney series Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. He retired from Hollywood in 1973 and became a successful real estate developer in California.

   • Birth Date: August 16, 1924

   • Death Date: March 18, 2010

5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0662240Fess Parker - IMDb

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   Fess Parker was an American actor best known for playing Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone in Disney shows. He also appeared in movies like The Great Locomotive Chase and Back to the Future, and owned a winery and vineyard.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Santa Ynez, California, USA

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7. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesFess Parker dies at 85; actor played Davy Crockett and Daniel ...

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   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...

8. www.cbsnews.com › news › daniel-boone-actor-fessDaniel Boone Actor Fess Parker Dies at 85 - CBS News

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   Mar 18, 2010 · The actor who popularized coonskin caps and frontier adventures on Disney shows passed away in 2010. He also became a successful winemaker and developer in California.

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   How tall was Fess Parker in the Great Locomotive Chase?

   • Well, as nearly as I can make out, he was a little under six feet. Fess Parker. Actor: The Great Locomotive Chase. A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952).

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   Who was Fess Parker?

   • (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) 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 ( March 18, 2010 ). He was 85.

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   How did Fess Parker die?

   • Updated at 4:37 p.m. ET Actor Fess Parker, who became every baby boomer's idol in the 1950s and launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85.

   Daniel Boone Actor Fess Parker Dies at 85 - CBS News

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   Who was Fess Elisha Parker Jr?

   • Fess Elisha Parker Jr. was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Fort Worth, Texas - Parker loved to point out Crockett's birthday was Aug. 17. He played football at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene but was injured in a nearly fatal road-rage knifing in 1946. "There went my football career," Parker had said.

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10. www.nytimes.com › 19 › artsFess Parker, Who as Davy Crockett Set Off Coonskin Cap Craze ...

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    Mar 19, 2010 · March 19, 2010. Fess Parker, whose television portrayal of the American frontiersman Davy Crockett catapulted him to stardom in the mid-1950s and inspired millions of children to wear coonskin...

11. www.npr.org › 2010/03/18 › 124839086Fess Parker, Star Of 'Davy Crockett,' Remembered : NPR

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    Mar 18, 2010 · Fess Parker, the start of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, in the 1950s and '60s has died. He was 85. He later became a developer along California's central coast and grew grapes for...