Sad News - Fess Parker, star of 'Davy Crockett,' has died at 85

[S. S. Columbia]

CNN: 'Daniel Boone' star Fess Parker dies (http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/03/18/fess.parker.obit/index.html?hpt=T2)

USA Today: 'Davy Crockett' star Fess Parker dead at 85 (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/03/davy-crockett-star-fess-parker-dead-at-85-/1)

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Fess Parker in December 2004 (http://www.mouseplanet.com/6538/Disneyland_Park_Update)



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Walt Disney and Fess Parker

[blackjackdelta]

How well I remember, enjoy the journey Fess Parker.

Jack

[Hound 109]

As soon as i read the news, i immediately had to jump on the disboards.

RIP Fess. You were THE MAN. Everyone (& i mean EVERYONE) on my street growing up... wore coon skin caps.

Probably after Walt .....Fess was THE (non animated) "face" of Disney from 1955 - 1970.

Dude lived a great life & thanks to Disney.....will be remembered forever.


Thanks for posting the pics & starting this thread SS Columbia.

:)

[Hound 109]

Press Release from Robert Iger, CEO of Disney:

http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2010/2010_0318_fess_parker.html


He's one of us. :thumbsup2

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[Tommy_B]

My grandparents knew Fess at USC. I got a chance to meet him a couple of times and he was always such a nice man. I even got to see some of his Davy Crockett stuff with the guy from the Beverly Hillbillies. Cool stuff.