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Fess Parker - Ballad of Davy Crockett (1955)

The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Fess Parker

In Memory Of Fess Parker

Como morreu Fess Parker o Daniel Boone

100 years ago on this day (August 16, 1924), Fess Parker, famous for his Disney role of the extremely popular Davy Crockett, was born. Parker’s big break came when Walt Disney cast him as Davy Crockett in a series of television episodes in the mid-1950s. The “Davy Crockett” series, which included episodes like “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier” and “Davy Crockett and the River Pirates,” became a cultural phenomenon, making Parker a household name. The series also sparked a national craze