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Fess Parker dies at 85; actor played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV
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. He was 85.
Parker, who played another...Tags: Frank Capra Jr., History, Homes, Movies, Viniculture
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A slice of 20 LA noirs, for reading and watching
Jacket CopyDenise Hamilton -- writer, former reporter and editor of the new anthology "Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics" -- has shared some of her noir knowledge with The Times' LA magazine. There she's come up with a list of 20...... -
Memorial planned for Fess Parker
A memorial for Fess Parker will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the rotunda of the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara. Parker, who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on television, at 85. Anyone planning to attend is... -
Bob Iger's Mickey Mouse story
The Hero ComplexDISNEY D23 EXPO Turns out, Bob Iger isn't just some guy running a Mickey Mouse operation. He, too, is a fan. The president and chief executive Walt Disney Co. said he used his opening remarks the D23 Expo -- the...... -
A 'lost' Mickey Mouse cartoon from 1950s will be screened at D23 Expo
The Hero ComplexDISNEY'S D23 EXPO On Thursday, Walt Disney Co. will launch its big new marketing event, the D23 Expo, in Anaheim with predictably bright and shiny promotional messages about upcoming projects such as "The Princess and the Frog," "Toy Story 3"...... -
Kentucky's archaic dueling law suggests a solution for modern gridlock in Obama's Washington
Top of the TicketWhy change an old state constitutional provision that's worked so well for two centuries?... -
Confessions of a coonskin cap kid: R.I.P. Davy Crockett aka Fess Parker, 1924-2010
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Doffing the coonskin cap in honor of Fess Parker
All The RageOver here at Rage Central, we're doffing the coonskin caps of our collective childhood to mark the passing of actor Fess Parker, who passed away today at the age of 85. As the LAT obituary points out, in his role...... -
Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV, dies at 85
Daily DishFess 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 before he went on to become a hotel...... -
Fess Parker had that cool coonskin cap -- who needs an Emmy?
Gold DerbyFess Parker never won an Emmy, but he was a player at TV's top awards. TV academy voters couldn't ignore him when he emerged as a sudden superstar leading a national craze for Davy Crockett lore. The Emmys nominated Fess Parker for best new personality of... -
A haven of canyon views and horse trails
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLa Habra Heights is about opulence: sprawling properties with orchards and canyon views, rolling hills with room for horses to roam, a golf course and trails for hiking and deep breathing. Beginnings Originally part of the expansive La Habra Rancho, the...Tags: Jack Holt, Education, Equestrian, Clubs and Associations, Schools
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Disney for grownups
Chicago Tribune ReporterOK, boys and girls, including all you chiffon-wearing princesses -- it's time to go to your rooms and close your eyes and dream of whatever it is little darlings dream about these days. They gone? Good. Fellow adults, we're going to spend some time...Tags: Eddie Murphy, Tiger Woods, Gary Sinise, Downtown Disney, Zoology
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