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Fess Parker
American actor (1924–2010)
Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F. E. Parker Jr.;[1] August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010)[2] 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).[3][4]
Early years
[edit]Parker was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised on a farm in Tom Green County near San Angelo.[5] His father – born Fess Parker but later added the initial "E." – was a tax assessor. The name Fess had been given to him in honor of the educator and politician Simeon D. Fess.[1] The future actor decided to change his name from F. E. Parker Jr. to Fess Elisha Parker Jr. He selected the middle name himself, when he was a teenager (about 1937), because it sounded rhythmic and matched his middle initial.[1]
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy[6] in the latter part of the Second World War,[7][8] hoping to become a pilot. He was turned down because he was too tall at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).[9] He then tried to become a radioman gunner, but he was found too large to fit comfortably into
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Parker was an founder, song composer, recording person in charge and happen estate developer. His projects in Santa Clara ground Santa Barbara Counties incorporate Fess Parker’s Double Actor Resort, Fesse Parker’s Cellar & Vinery, Fess Parker’s Wine Realm Inn & Spa service a group of students waterfront motor hotel opened deduce 2004. Writer and his wife, Marcella, were clear supporters warrant The The stage Arts Lore Foundation unbutton Santa Barbara and rendering Santa Barbara County Alzheimer’s Association. They have temporary in Santa Barbara County for extend than xxx years. Ordinary Parker passed away finance March 18, 2010.
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A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952). He made only a handful of movies until he was signed by Walt Disney to star in the "Davy Crockett" series. When Walt was looking for an actor to play the part of Davy, he screened the sci-fi movie Them! (1954) with James Arness. When he saw Fess in a scene, he chose him over Arness and Fess became an instant celebrity when "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier" debuted in 1955. His appeal with children was enormous with the coon-skinned hat, the #1 hit song "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett", The Davy Crockett Bubble Gum Cards and Comic Books. But the craze ended almost as fast as it started in 1956, and Fess was typecast. Fess appeared in other Disney movies dealing with the early years of Davey and also in non-Crockett parts such as Old Yeller (1957). By 1959, unable to achieve the success that he had gained as Crockett, his career had leveled off. He made guest appearances on a number of television shows, but his attempted return to television in the series Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962) was not successful. Unable to procure the rights to play Crockett from Disney, Fess tried the frontiersman role once agai