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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: Lightnin' Rod on March 18, 2010, 02:57:08 PM

Title: RIP, Fess Parker
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on March 18, 2010, 02:57:08 PM

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/03/18/entertainment/e131632D24.DTL&tsp=1

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!

Title: Re: RIP, Fess Parker
Post by: mshray on March 18, 2010, 03:04:23 PM

One of the more famous residents of Santa Barbara when I was there.

http://www.fessparkersantabarbarahotel.com/

Title: Re: RIP, Fess Parker
Post by: ggould on March 18, 2010, 07:39:29 PM

Quote from: Rod on March 18, 2010, 02:57:08 PM

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/03/18/entertainment/e131632D24.DTL&tsp=1

Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!

damn!

(http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/3337708.jpg)

Title: Re: RIP, Fess Parker
Post by: Wayback on March 18, 2010, 11:56:24 PM

Fess Parker sings "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" 1955:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4xNGHxaJw
 
and in the '60's he was "Daniel Boone":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhYRDPG8Mu0

Title: Re: RIP, Fess Parker
Post by: Wayback on March 20, 2010, 08:17:40 AM

He rec'd quite a detailed obit in the L.A. Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-fess-parker19-2010mar19,0,6863088,full.story